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

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.