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name: cloud-logs-widget_markdown
title: Creating a IBM Cloud Logs Markdown widget
description: You can create a Markdown widget that can be included in custom IBM® Cloud Logs dashboards.
last-updated: 2026-05-22
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# Creating a IBM Cloud Logs Markdown widget
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You can create a Markdown widget that can be included in custom IBM® Cloud Logs dashboards.
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When creating custom dashboards, you can add Markdown widgets. Markdown widgets can be used to add tables, lists, reference guides, links, code snippets, images, and more to customize, contextualize, and optimize your dashboards.

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows users to format and structure plain text documents by using a simple and intuitive syntax. By adding the Markdown widget to your custom dashboards, you can easily add personalized context to your dashboards using straightforward symbols and conventions.




## Step 1: Enter name and description
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Complete the following steps:

1. In a [custom dashboard](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-logs?topic=cloud-logs-create_dashboards&format=markdown), click **Add Widget** ![Add Widget icon](/icons/Plus.svg "Add Widget") and drag and drop the **Markdown** widget from your side bar.

2. Replace *New line chart* with the **Name** for the widget.

3. Enter a description.

    Click **Action icon** ![Action icon](/images/action-three-dots-horizontal.png "Action icon"). Then, select **Add description**.



## Step 2: Configure the widget
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You have the option to add your text in the widget.

Alternatively, in the *Markdown* section, you can add your text in Markdown using the WYSIWYG editor. The WYSIWYG editor includes the following options for editing Markdown:
- Bold
- Italics
- Strikethrough
- Heading/Normal text
- Bulleted list
- Numbered list
- Checkbox list
- Add Link
- Quote
- Code
- Code Block
- Add table
- Add divider


## Step 3: Save the widget
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Click **Save** to save your widget.