Source: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/block-kit/composition-objects/text-object

# Text object

**Defines an object containing some text.**

Formatted either as `plain_text` or using [`mrkdwn`](/messaging/formatting-message-text), our proprietary contribution to the much beloved [Markdown standard](https://xkcd.com/927/).

#### Fields {#fields}

Field

Type

Description

Required?

`type`

String

The formatting to use for this text object. Can be one of `plain_text`or `mrkdwn`.

Required

`text`

String

The text for the block. This field accepts any of the standard [text formatting markup](/messaging/formatting-message-text) when `type` is `mrkdwn`. The minimum length is 1 and maximum length is 3000 characters.

Required

`emoji`

Boolean

Indicates whether emojis in a text field should be escaped into the colon emoji format. This field is only usable when `type` is `plain_text`.

Optional

`verbatim`

Boolean

When set to `false` (as is default) URLs will be auto-converted into links, conversation names will be link-ified, and certain mentions will be [automatically parsed](/messaging/formatting-message-text#automatic-parsing). When set to `true`, Slack will continue to process all markdown formatting and [manual parsing strings](/messaging/formatting-message-text#advanced), but it won’t modify any plain-text content. For example, channel names will not be hyperlinked. This field is only usable when `type` is `mrkdwn`.

#### Example {#example}

The text object must be used within another block or element, such as the [header](/reference/block-kit/blocks/header-block) block, [section](/reference/block-kit/blocks/section-block) block, [button](/reference/block-kit/block-elements/button-element) element, [icon](/reference/block-kit/block-elements/icon-button-element) button element, or [workflow button](/reference/block-kit/block-elements/workflow-button-element) element. This example shows a section block containing a text object.

```
{    "blocks": [        {            "type": "section",            "text": {                "type": "mrkdwn",                "text": "A message *with some bold text* and _some italicized text_."            }        }    ]}
```

[View in Block Kit Builder](https://api.slack.com/tools/block-kit-builder?mode=message&blocks=%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22section%22%2C%22text%22%3A%7B%22type%22%3A%22mrkdwn%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22A%20message%20*with%20some%20bold%20text*%20and%20_some%20italicized%20text_.%22%7D%7D%5D)

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