Markdown Support for Text Areas

Note: This feature is available in the New Drata Experience only.

Drata now renders Markdown formatting in supported text areas, making it easier to write well-structured, scannable content across the platform.

Why It Matters

• Long-form fields like control descriptions and risk descriptions often contain complex, multi-step content that was previously displayed as a wall of unformatted text.

• Markdown support lets users structure their content with bullets, headings, numbered lists, tables, and links — without migrating to a different tool.

• Fields that support Markdown display a "Supports Markdown formatting" text so users always know when formatting is available.

What's New

• Supported formatting includes: headings, bullets, numbered lists, links, and tables.

Notes

• Markdown is rendered in detail and overview panels only. Markdown characters are not rendered in list or table views — they will appear as plain text there.

• Only Long Answer custom fields support Markdown. Short Answer (Text) custom fields do not.

• Existing content is not affected — plain text continues to display as expected, with no data migration required.

• No additional configuration is required. Markdown support is applied automatically to all supported fields.

Learn more: Use Markdown Formatting in Supported Text Areas