# Formatting syntax for text fields

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-syntax-for-text-fields/41744>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [December 23, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-syntax-for-text-fields/41744 "2020-12-23T00:22:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ShaneH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@ShaneH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ShaneH)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-syntax-for-text-fields/41744/1 "2020-12-23T00:22:41Z")

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Using Perspective 8.1

The Gant chart example here:  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+XY+Chart](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+XY+Chart)

Specifically step 9h of the example, has:  
series[0].tooltip.text to “{name}: [bold]{fromDate} - {toDate}[/]”.

The [bold] formatting works.

What I’m curious about is what other formatting options/syntax is available?  
Is there documentation somewhere?

Thanks.  
-Shane

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**Author:** ![schenk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@schenk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/schenk)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-syntax-for-text-fields/41744/2 "2020-12-23T00:43:45Z")

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Check out the link for AMCharts formatting that Paul provided in this post

> [@X-Value in XY Chart Bullet Tooltip](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/x-value-in-xy-chart-bullet-tooltip/29998/2):
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> It looks like {valueX} should be correct, but maybe you could also use a series name? [https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v4/concepts/formatters/formatting-strings/](https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v4/concepts/formatters/formatting-strings/)

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**Author:** ![ShaneH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@ShaneH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ShaneH)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-syntax-for-text-fields/41744/3 "2020-12-23T00:46:13Z")

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Thanks!