Supported HTML
The Blackboard apps support various HTML and CSS features of the Blackboard Learn content editor. Refer to this table for a detailed list of HTML tags and where they are supported in the apps.
Full HTML: Bold, italic, underline, strike through, web links, file links, paragraphs, DIV,  , superscript, subscript, text color, text size, bulleted lists, numbered lists, background color (text highlight), alignment, tab, horizontal rule, line, table, iFrame, embedded image, HTML 5 video, YouTube mashup
Partial HTML: Paragraphs, DIV,  
*Text color and HTML tags for content names and titles aren’t supported in the apps. HTML tags in titles are filtered out and not displayed in Blackboard app 3.5+ and Blackboard Instructor 1.7+.
| Natively Supported Content | HTML Support |
|---|---|
| Announcements | |
| Subject | Plain text |
| Message | Full HTML |
| Course link | Not displayed |
| Assignments (Original courses) | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Instructions | Partial HTML |
| Feedback | Partial HTML |
| Assignments (Ultra courses) | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Plain text |
| Assignment content | Full support for Ultra content editor |
| Feedback | Full support for Ultra content editor |
| Audio | |
| Name | Plain text |
| File name | Plain text |
| Course Link | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Not displayed |
| Discussion Forum | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Full HTML |
| Thread | Full HTML |
| Reply to thread | Full HTML |
| Reply to reply | Full HTML |
| Course link name | Plain text |
| Course link description | Not displayed |
| Document (Ultra courses) | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Body | Full support for Ultra content editor |
| File | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Filename | Plain text |
| Folder | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Not displayed |
| Image | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Alt text | Not displayed |
| Long description | Plain text |
| Item (Original courses) | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Body | Full HTML |
| Learning Module | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Not displayed *Learning Modules function the same as folders. Table of contents isn't displayed. |
| Lesson Plan | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Not displayed *Lesson Plans function the same as folders. Metadata isn't displayed. |
| Test (Original courses) | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Content link description | Not displayed |
| Test description | Not displayed |
| Test instructions | Partial HTML |
| Test question title | Partial HTML |
| Test question body | Partial HTML |
| Test question answer choice | Partial HTML *Attachments and links aren't displayed |
| Feedback: per question | Not displayed |
| Feedback: attempt | Partial HTML |
| Test (Ultra courses) | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Plain text |
| Test question body | Full support for Ultra content editor |
| Test question answer choice | Full support for Ultra content editor |
| Submission feedback | Full support for Ultra content editor |
| Unsupported Content Types: Tool Link, Blog, Wiki, Journal, Collaborate Ultra Session Manager, Syllabus, YouTube Mashup | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Description | Not displayed |
| Video | |
| Name | Plain text |
| File Name | Plain text |
| Web Link | |
| Name | Plain text |
| Text | Not displayed |
Supported content types
Wondering which content types are supported in the apps? See Supported Content in Blackboard apps.
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