# Can HTML \<span\> tag be used to format text in editor?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-html-span-tag-be-used-to-format-text-in-editor/268851
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 19, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-html-span-tag-be-used-to-format-text-in-editor/268851 "2023-06-19T05:36:57Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-html-span-tag-be-used-to-format-text-in-editor/268851/4 "2023-06-20T09:51:56Z")

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Welcome, Anargha! :blob_wave:

Alternatively, there’s an official BBCode plugin that supports colors **plus** other tags:

> [@Discourse BBCode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bbcode/65425):
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> information_sourceSummary Discourse BBCode adds the ability to use BBCode to format posts.discourse2Hosted by us? This plugin is available on our Enterprise plansmechanicSelf-host Install [Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-on-a-self-hosted-site/19157)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bbcode](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bbcode) The Discourse BBCode plugin enhances the Markdown composer [[1]](#footnote-304175-1) with support for the [BBCode syntax](https://www.bbcode.org/reference.php) beyond what is included by default (i.e. [i], [b], [s], [u], […

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> [@Customize posts' contents with your own styles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-posts-contents-with-your-own-styles/257738):
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> Requirementsinformation_source To be able to use these tips and tricks, you need to be an administrator of either a self-hosted Discourse instance or a [Discourse-hosted plan](https://discourse.org/pricing) higher than Basic. Introduction Discourse supports several methods to format and customize a post’s contents. You can find the list here: But sometimes, you’ll want something more specific, for example, a link that looks like a button. [Green button] This is the kind of modification we’ll learn here. The logic I’l…

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