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This guidance is in development. You can find current content and publishing guidance on GOV.UK.

Formatting content

Text formatting

You can format text through ‘Govspeak’, a simplified version of ‘Markdown’ code. You can use it in body content and HTML attachments.

When you edit content, you’ll usually see a quick guide to this code under ‘Formatting’ on the right of the screen.

You can convert most formatted text from your own documents into ‘Govspeak’ code by either: