Rich text section element

A paragraph of rich text: a run of text, links, mentions, emoji and other inline elements.


Available in	Messages, Modals, Home tab
Used in	Rich text block, Rich text list element

Usage

Sections are the paragraphs of a rich text block and the items of a rich text list. A \n inside a text element starts a new line.

Fields

Field	Type	Description	Required?
`type`	String	The type of sub-element; in this case, `rich_text_section`.	Required
`elements`	Object[]	An array of rich text elements: `broadcast`, `channel`, `color`, `date`, `emoji`, `link`, `text`, `user` and `usergroup`.	Required

Examples

Text with styles and a mention

Text with styles and a mention — how it renders in Repzo Chat

{
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "rich_text",
      "elements": [
        {
          "type": "rich_text_section",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "text",
              "text": "Hi "
            },
            {
              "type": "user",
              "user_id": "3f6c2a1e-8b4d-4c7a-9e21-5d0b7f9a1c34"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "text": ", the "
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "text": "Q4 forecast",
              "style": {
                "bold": true
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "text": " is due "
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "text": "Friday",
              "style": {
                "italic": true
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "text": ". Use the template in "
            },
            {
              "type": "link",
              "url": "https://example.com/forecast-template",
              "text": "Forecasts"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "text": " "
            },
            {
              "type": "emoji",
              "name": "bar_chart"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}