# \[DONE\] Make rich text fields text available in list and board fields **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [July 5, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-make-rich-text-fields-text-available-in-list-and-board-fields/4732 "2023-07-05T10:49:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yuri\_BC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yuri_bc/32/8803_2.png) [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-make-rich-text-fields-text-available-in-list-and-board-fields/4732/1 "2023-07-05T10:49:20Z")
Currently the rich text fields don’t give information of rich text fields in lists and boards. They show as: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/6/64ce982c158df17acb5ed6a2d037c36db9717d10.png). It would be better to show the text in a way that is truncated with a read more link above a specific amount of characters, which can be a setting in the richt text field. ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-make-rich-text-fields-text-available-in-list-and-board-fields/4732/2 "2023-07-05T11:37:04Z")
Related > [@Table view Description field / Rich Edit fields in Table View](https://community.fibery.io/t/table-view-description-field-rich-edit-fields-in-table-view/383): > > I’d like to suggest: In a Table view, you consider adding: ability to select the Description field for display There are some use cases I can think of, where people might want to show a bit of narrative on one or more records, and having that be able to be shown could be helpful. You could make a view that is just the Description field, and sort/filter it by whatever. I think maybe I can just add a multiline text field as a custom field, but since description already exists, it seems like it… ---
**Author:** ![YvetteLans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yvettelans/32/6101_2.png) [@YvetteLans](https://community.fibery.io/u/YvetteLans)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-make-rich-text-fields-text-available-in-list-and-board-fields/4732/3 "2023-10-19T09:46:52Z")
[Board view is on it’s way](https://the.fibery.io/@public/Public_Roadmap/Roadmap-Board-5974#Roadmap_Item/Show-Rich-text-field-on-the-Board-view-236) 😏 ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-make-rich-text-fields-text-available-in-list-and-board-fields/4732/4 "2024-10-04T06:52:26Z")
> [@Dec 21, 2023 / christmas\_tree Show Rich text field snippet in views, All comments in one right panel (experimental), Set initial field values via URL parameter on Form View](https://community.fibery.io/t/dec-21-2023-show-rich-text-field-snippet-in-views-all-comments-in-one-right-panel-experimental-set-initial-field-values-via-url-parameter-on-form-view/5571): > > Christmas is coming and Slow December is approaching its end, but this release is densely packed with new features and improvements. Some of these features are unexpected even by our team, but I hope you will find them useful. heart_eyes Show Rich text field on the Board view and beyond Rich text fields are supported on the board, table, list, and canvas view. There is a special Rich Edit Field Name (Snippet) unit that you can select. This snippet shows first 400 characters of the rich edit f… ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-make-rich-text-fields-text-available-in-list-and-board-fields/4732/5 "2024-10-04T06:52:33Z")