Which custom field type uses Jira markup?

[Mark McD]

I'd like to set up a custom field in Jira that uses the same markup syntax as the standard issue description.

Which one is it?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Use a "Free Text" field.

You then need to go into the "field configuration" for the project(s) and check that the field has the "wiki markup" renderer set, rather than "text".

[David_Schokker]

Thanks, this was most helpful for my initial setup of JIRA. It should be like this by default.

[Michelle Welden]

Thank you, this was exactly what I needed!

[glennrees]

Thanks, this helped me out

[Michael Enright]

In the newest version of JIRA 6.4, I don't see a Free Text Field (Unlimited) , only Text Field Multiline. The Text Field Multiline does not have any of the JIRA markup included. Did they remove this or am I missing something?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Well, posting on a two year old question isn't really that useful - you're relying on the watchers to pick up, and things have changed in the last two years. Text field multi-line is the newer name for "free text field (unlimited)" and it does have wiki markup - check the field configuration for the renderer in use.

[Michael Enright]

Thanks, I actually just posted it as a new question seconds before I got the notification you responded here.

[DavidF]

@Michael Enright, can you provide a link to your question?

[Michael Enright]

Sure thing

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/24290937

[Deleted user]

In the newer versions of JIRA you must change the renderer in Field Configurations tab. It's still a Free Text Field (Unlimited), but you wont find a checkbox in the actual fields configurate or edit screen.