How to change text color in field description text?

[Christopher John Harris]

I can change the text size by using something like:

<h5>Larger text</h>

Does anyone know how to do the same with the text color?  I want to emphasize certain fields.

[Christopher John Harris]

Actually, I just figured it out.

<p style="color:#FF0000";>Testing text color</p>

[Adam Padron]

Ah beat me by 24 seconds. :D

[Shawn Masters]

{color:#14892c}  "INSERT TEXT HERE" {color}

[Christopher John Harris]

That's not working for me.  

[Adam Padron]

in descriptions you need to use HTML instead of the wiki markup.  See this... https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_font.asp

[Jose Luis Casarrubias]

@Shawn Masters 

This option worked for me.

[Angel Hernandez]

Its called Jira Style Wiki formatting and its under Jira Style Wiki Formatting 

[Lorraine Gorman]

I've tried the HTML and doesn't seem to work for me.  The HTML mark up becomes part of the field description.  We are using JIRA Cloud, is this working for anyone on the Cloud version?

[Fabian Duft]

In jira Cloud you have to use wiki markup instead of HTML:

{color:red} Your text! {color}

[Camila]

{color:red} Your text! {color}

<p style="color:#FF0000";>Testing text color</p>

Neither of those are working for me on Jira Cloud... Is there another way that I couldn't find?

[Camila]

Forgot to mention that I'm trying to do this AFTER the ticket is created (It works when you are creating a new one)

[Tiffany J]

Jira Cloud is a combination of WIKI and HTML at least for their Service management program.  

Example - red and bold for automation email:

<b> <font color="red"> Last Commenter Name: {{issue.comment.last.author.displayName}} at: {{issue.comment.last.created.mediumDateTime}}

Last Comment of {{issue.comments.size}} total comments:

{{issue.comment.last.body}} </font></b>

Using WIKI to define font style, color or size will not work.

This page was a great help in figuring this out.

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_style.asp