# Text formatting in CMS Elements

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**Category:** Elements CMS\
**Created:** [March 24, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-formatting-in-cms-elements/55307 "2026-03-24T17:10:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![sweetmemories](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-formatting-in-cms-elements/55307/1 "2026-03-24T17:10:05Z")

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As I begin to understand how the CMS works, I don’t know why my text isn’t displaying the formatting from the .md file.

When I use #, ##, ###, \*\*, etc., the text appears as plain text in my Elements “text” component, which is probably “normal” behavior.

Therefore, I’m not benefiting from the formatting. Am I missing a step?

Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-formatting-in-cms-elements/55307/2 "2026-03-24T17:13:04Z")

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The CMS and Text Components are two different things.

There are actually four different “text” options in Elements: CMS Markdown, Markdown Component, Text, and Typography. Each is treated differently.

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**Author:** ![sweetmemories](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-formatting-in-cms-elements/55307/3 "2026-03-24T17:16:05Z")

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Oh ? I must have missed that chapter in the wonderful “CMS Elements” book! 🙂

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**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-formatting-in-cms-elements/55307/4 "2026-03-24T17:20:12Z")

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My book only covers CMS Markdown, not the other three. If you want to work in Markdown, you should use CMS Markdown for your blog-type files, and the Markdown component in your other pages that have longer bits of text.