The text of notification emails and letters can be styled by means of HTML tags. A few possibilities will be described here. The text of text messages cannot be styled.
Paragraph
Text can be divided into sections by means of paragraphs. Paragraphs always start on a new row. The distance between two paragraphs is smaller than just adding an extra line break.
<p> your text </p>
Line break
Use the <br/> tag to add a line break.
your text
<br/>
your text
Span
A span element is used to give a part of the text a specific styling. For example: give it a different color, make it bold or italic, or give it a different font or font size. A span does not influence the styling by itself, unlike paragraphs which will always make the text start on a new row.
<span style=”color:#1b709f;font-weight:bold;”> your text </span>
Font
A font can be defined in the opening tag of a paragraph.
<p style=”font-family:sans-serif;”> your text </p>
Font weight
Use the <b> tag for bold text. In order to change the font weight of a whole span or paragraph, the font-weight property can be defined. Options are: normal, bold, bolder, lighter, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, initial of inherit.
<b> your text </b>
<span style=”font-weight:bold;”> your text </span>
<p style=”font-weight:100;”> your text </p>
Font style
Use the <i> tag for italic text. In order to change the text style of a whole span or paragraph, the font-style property can be defined. Options are: normal, italic, oblique, initial of inherit.
<i> your text </i>
<span style=”font-style:italic;”> your text </span>
<p style=”font-style:oblique;”> your text </p>
Font size
The font size can also be defined in the opening tag of a paragraph, for example: <p style=”font-size:18px”>Appointment time</p>. The text in the paragraph is now shown in 18px: Appointment time
<p style=”font-size:18px;”> your text </p>
Text color
It is possible to change the color of a span or paragraph.
<span style=”color:#1b709f;”> your text </span>