The formatted text control displays HTML text. You can format the text using HTML tags or embed formatted text.

When to Use

Use the formatted text control to:

• Embed formatted HTML text.
• Display longer texts, such as descriptions, legal texts, or manuals.
• Display simple lists with bullet points or numbers.
• Display code.

Do not use the formatted text control to:

• Display In-app help or explanations on how to use your app. Use the Web Assistant instead.
• Display a simple and short text. Use the text control instead.
• Display a semantically-colored text or a status. Use the object status instead
• Display an object name with or brief additional information. Use the object identifier instead.
• Display a number or sum. Use the object number instead.
• Display a currency. Use the currency control instead.
• Display a label. Use the label control instead.
• Display a single headline. Use the title control instead.
• Let the user to type in longer texts and format them. Use the rich text editor instead.

Components

By default, the control uses the standard font and headlines. It supports the following HTML tags:

Behavior and Interaction

The formatted text control itself is not interactive. However, it can contain interactive elements, such as links and anchors.

Responsiveness

The text automatically adapts to the screen size unless you set a fixed width and/or height.

Examples

Here are some examples that use the various HTML tags.

Top Tips

• Use the different styling options carefully and not for decoration only.
• Consider accessibility, such as color contrast.
• SAP Fiori uses theming. Be aware that if you make custom changes to the HTML (such as changing colors), you need to take care of the theming part as well.

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