How to change default value text size and colour

[Danilo Simic]

Hello everyone, I would like to change the default value of a "Message custom field (for view)" field type.

The value that I would like to have is the following:

<h3><a name=""></a><font color="#0033ff">Please, attach the final contract version.</font></h3>

However, whenever I save the default value with the text like written above I get the following:

<p>&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a name=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#0033ff"&gt;Please, attach the final contract version.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;</p>

I must be doing something wrong because the Jira Admin that was in the company before me could change the text size and colour like mentioned. I am now trying to add this to another custom field without success.

Thank you.

[Danilo Simic · Accepted solution]

Just found out the solution. These notations have to be used when setting the default value: https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/WikiRendererHelpAction.jspa?section=all

Jira later automatically translates them to HTML so that is why this was happening.