Jira does indeed allow you to use markdown on larger text fields. This can be helpful for anyone looking to emphasise certain parts of what they're writing. Who mainly uses Jira? Enter Markdown using a simple editor to view content right within issues. Extend and enhance native Jira Markdown support by letting users edit Markdown, highlight syntax based on language, and more. Display existing Markdown content on Jira issues from a public URL or an attachment. This Markdown cheat sheet provides a quick overview of all the Markdown syntax elements. It can’t cover every edge case, so if you need more information about any of these elements, refer to the reference guides for basic syntax and extended syntax.

Highlights:

• Include Markdown content right within Jira issues
• Easily create and preview Markdown using a flexible editor, plus edit original syntax in full Markdown
• Pull in Markdown from a public URL or an attachment to display content within the issue
• Create dynamic task lists or simple data formatting like bullets, numbers, tables, and more
• See helpful syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks (Github Flavored Markdown, Gherkin, JavaScript, JSON, CSS, HTML, XML, YAML, and more)
• Use familiar toolbar shortcuts to style text and data, add hyperlinks, preview in multiple modes, autosave work, spellcheck, and more
• Restrict URL access to known URLs within the Markdown content
• Admins can turn on and off the ability to embed Javascript

Jira Markdown Table

Remote play nintendo switch. Markdown for code blocks is supported in Jira Cloud for issues using the new issue view, as described in the information above. I've just tested against a standard Cloud site to ensure things are working as expected per the descriptions on my answer here. It sounds like there might be a disconnect with what you're seeing.

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Jira Markdown Syntax

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