# Is there a way to change the colour of text? **URL:** \ **Category:** Users\ **Created:** [August 15, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855 "2014-08-15T11:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ameera\_Hamid](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Ameera\_Hamid](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Ameera_Hamid)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/1 "2014-08-15T11:48:45Z")
HI Everyone, I was just wondering if there is a way to change the colour of the text in a label question so that it stands out a little more? Kind regards, Ameera ---
**Author:** ![Clayton\_Sims](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/clayton_sims/32/496_2.png) [@Clayton\_Sims](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Clayton_Sims)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/2 "2014-08-15T15:48:25Z")
Ameera, There currently is not. We're working on a special class of labels that will improve visibility for certain classes of labels (things like danger signs or emergency information), but in the mean time our best practice is to use images [https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Images+in+CommCare](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Images+in+CommCare) with the appropriate colors to make it stand out. -Clayton > **···** > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Ameera Hamid wrote: > > > HI Everyone, > > > > I was just wondering if there is a way to change the colour of the text in > > a label question so that it stands out a little more? > > > > Kind regards, > > Ameera > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "commcare-users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_W](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@Jeremy\_W](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Jeremy_W)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/3 "2014-08-15T16:45:41Z")
Hi, Ameera, You can also use hint text on CommCare for Android to make some text appear smaller and italicized. You can see an example here: [https://help.commcarehq.org/display/commcarepublic/CommCareODK+for+Android+Smartphones#CommCareODKforAndroidSmartphones-HintText](https://help.commcarehq.org/display/commcarepublic/CommCareODK+for+Android+Smartphones#CommCareODKforAndroidSmartphones-HintText) Jeremy > **···** > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Clayton Sims wrote: > > > Ameera, > > > > There currently is not. We're working on a special class of labels that > > will improve visibility for certain classes of labels (things like danger > > signs or emergency information), but in the mean time our best practice is > > to use images > > [Images in CommCare - CommCare Public - CommCare Public](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Images+in+CommCare) > > with the appropriate colors to make it stand out. > > > > -Clayton > > > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Ameera Hamid [ameera.hamid91@gmail.com](mailto:ameera.hamid91@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > HI Everyone, > > > > > > I was just wondering if there is a way to change the colour of the text > > > in a label question so that it stands out a little more? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Ameera > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "commcare-users" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "commcare-users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > Jeremy Wacksman > Dimagi [http://www.dimagi.com](http://www.dimagi.com), Inc. ---
**Author:** ![Ameera\_Hamid](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Ameera\_Hamid](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Ameera_Hamid)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/4 "2014-08-18T11:04:50Z")
HI Jeremy! This should work well for now. Thank you! > **···** > > On Friday, 15 August 2014 18:46:04 UTC+2, Jeremy Wacksman wrote: \> \> Hi, Ameera, \> \> You can also use hint text on CommCare for Android to make some text \> appear smaller and italicized. You can see an example here: \> https://help.commcarehq.org/display/commcarepublic/CommCareODK+for+Android+Smartphones#CommCareODKforAndroidSmartphones-HintText \> \> Jeremy \> \> \> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Clayton Sims \ wrote: \> \>\> Ameera, \>\> \>\> There currently is not. We're working on a special class of labels that \>\> will improve visibility for certain classes of labels (things like danger \>\> signs or emergency information), but in the mean time our best practice is \>\> to use images \>\> https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Images+in+CommCare \>\> with the appropriate colors to make it stand out. \>\> \>\> -Clayton \>\> \>\> \>\> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Ameera Hamid \ wrote: \>\> \>\>\> HI Everyone, \>\>\> \>\>\> I was just wondering if there is a way to change the colour of the text \>\>\> in a label question so that it stands out a little more? \>\>\> \>\>\> Kind regards, \>\>\> Ameera \>\>\> \>\>\> -- \>\>\> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google \>\>\> Groups "commcare-users" group. \>\>\> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send \>\>\> an email to commcare-user...@googlegroups.com . \>\>\> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \>\>\> \>\> \>\> -- \>\> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups \>\> "commcare-users" group. \>\> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an \>\> email to commcare-user...@googlegroups.com . \>\> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \>\> \> \> \> \> -- \> Jeremy Wacksman \> Dimagi , Inc. \> \> ---
**Author:** ![Alexander](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@Alexander](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Alexander)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/5 "2019-08-22T13:45:25Z")
Is it now possible to change text colour?? ---
**Author:** ![Clayton\_Sims](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/clayton_sims/32/496_2.png) [@Clayton\_Sims](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Clayton_Sims)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/6 "2019-08-22T15:22:58Z")
Hi, CommCare clients support [formatting text through the 'Markdown'](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Text+Formatting) language, which doesn't allow changing text color. One potential approach is to use [notification labels](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Advanced+CommCare+Android+Formatting#AdvancedCommCareAndroidFormatting-NotificationLabel) which provide a stronger notice to users to grab attention. -Clayton ---
**Author:** ![akwein](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@akwein](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/akwein)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/7 "2026-04-07T02:17:21Z")
Any update on this for 2026? The PI I’m working with is pretty surprised this isn’t really an option (along with underlining). ---
**Author:** ![sprakash](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/sprakash/32/2716_2.png) [@sprakash](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/sprakash)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-colour-of-text/1855/8 "2026-04-20T07:32:06Z")
Hi Andy, Hope this message finds you well. My name is Shiv, and I am a CommCare Support Analyst at Dimagi. As mentioned by Clayton, you can add **notification labels** in 3 different colours(Red, Yellow and Green). Here is the link to the documentation, which explains its implementation: [https://dimagi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/commcarepublic/pages/2143958327/Advanced+CommCare+Android+Formatting#Notification-Label](https://dimagi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/commcarepublic/pages/2143958327/Advanced+CommCare+Android+Formatting#Notification-Label) Kindly note that this can only be applied to label questions. It is not possible to change the colour of the question text for other question types in the CommCare mobile application. CommCare supports basic text formatting in form labels and help text, such as bold, italics, strikethrough, and links using Markdown, but it does not allow you to set custom text colours. You can also submit a feature request at our Product Roadmap portal: [CommCare Roadmap - Generally Available Features | Roadmap portal](https://feedback.dimagi.com/commcare/view/0?lang=en-US) Let me know if you need any additional information. Thanks, Shiv