# How can i define a syntax?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-define-a-syntax/23107>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [15 January 2022 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-define-a-syntax/23107 "2022-01-15T18:17:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [15 January 2022 20:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-define-a-syntax/23107/4 "2022-01-15T20:31:10Z")

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If you need an advanced formatting you can use html tags. For its easier input you can use this plugin

> [@Plugin: Quick HTML tags](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-quick-html-tags/18835):
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> Hello everyone! Since I am a bit lazy at writing html tags manually, I've decided to add a bit of a shortcut to it for myself, hopefully to make it more efficient, because I work with a lot of my own custom tags. Here's a preview of it: [example-quick-html-tags] I feel like this plugin has more potential to grow and upgrade, maybe with adding custom attributes to it as well. If anyone wants to work on it, here's a link to the repo: The general idea was to just make adding custom HTML tags…

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