Formatting tags available in ArcMap
The following formatting elements and tags are supported in ArcMap:
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Element description |
Start tag |
End tag |
Valid attributes/values |
Note |
Example syntax |
Example output |
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Font name and/or font size |
<FNT> |
</FNT> |
name = {TrueType font} size = {1} scale = {1-} |
Set either name, size, scale, or all of them. |
<FNT name = "Arial" size = "12">Text size = 12</FNT> <FNT name = "Arial" scale="200">Text scale = 200</FNT> |
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Color (RGB) |
<CLR> |
</CLR> |
red, green, blue = {0-255} |
Missing attributes assumed = 0 |
<CLR red = "255">Text</CLR> |
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Color (CMYK) |
<CLR> |
</CLR> |
cyan, magenta, yellow, black = {0-100} |
Missing attributes assumed = 0 |
<CLR magenta = "100">Text</CLR> |
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Bold |
<BOL> |
</BOL> |
none |
<BOL>Text</BOL> |
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Italic |
<ITA> |
</ITA> |
none |
<ITA>Text</ITA> |
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Underline |
<UND> |
</UND> |
none |
<UND>Text</UND> |
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All capitals |
<ACP> |
</ACP> |
none |
<ACP>Text</ACP> |
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Small capitals |
<SCP> |
</SCP> |
none |
<SCP>Text</SCP> |
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Superscript |
<SUP> |
</SUP> |
none |
E = mc<SUP>2</SUP> |
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Subscript |
<SUB> |
</SUB> |
none |
H<SUB>2</SUB>O |
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Character spacing |
<CHR> |
</CHR> |
spacing = {1-} |
Expressed as the percentage adjustment to regular character spacing; 0% means no adjustment. |
<CHR spacing = "200">Text</CHR> |
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Character width |
<CHR> |
</CHR> |
Expressed as the percentage adjustment to regular character width; 0% means no adjustment. |
<CHR width="150">Text</CHR> |
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Word spacing |
<WRD> |
</WRD> |
spacing = {1-} |
Expressed as the percentage of spacing between words; 100% means regular spacing. |
<WRD spacing = "200">Extra Word Spacing</WRD> |
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Line leading |
<LIN> |
</LIN> |
leading = {1-} |
Expressed as the adjustment to regular line spacing (in points); 0 points means no adjustment. |
<LIN leading = "25">Text with a leading value of 25 points</LIN> |
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Un-Bold |
<_BOL> |
</_BOL> |
none |
The base text symbol is bold, <_BOL> but this part is not.</_BOL> |
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Un-Italic |
<_ITA> |
</_ITA> |
none |
The base text symbol is italic, <_ITA> but this part is not.</_ITA> |
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Un-Underlined |
<_UND> |
</_UND> |
none |
The base text symbol is underlined, <_UND> but this part is not.</_UND> |
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Un-Superscript |
<_SUP> |
</_SUP> |
none |
<SUP><_SUP> This text is regular, but </_SUP> this text is superscript.</SUP> |
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Un-Subscript |
<_SUB> |
</_SUB> |
none |
<SUB><_SUB>This text is regular, but </_SUB> this text is subscript.</SUB> |
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