Formatting Your Consent Text
Formatting Your Consent Text
Consentik now includes a rich text editor so you can style the text shown to your visitors. Instead of plain, unbroken text, you can add bold, italics, headings, bullet or numbered lists, and clickable links — making your cookie notice clearer and easier to read.
What you can format
The rich text editor is available in these places in your Consentik dashboard:
- Banner message — the main text in your cookie banner.
- Preferences popup message — the text shown in the "manage preferences" popup.
- Cookie category descriptions — the explanation for each group of cookies (e.g. Analytics, Marketing).
- Individual cookie descriptions — details about a specific cookie or tracker.
- TCF consent messages — the text in each layer of the TCF consent screen (for sites using TCF / IAB compliance).
In Translations too
When you translate your consent content into other languages, the same rich text editor is available for the message and description fields in each language:
- Banner message (per language)
- Preferences popup message (per language)
- Cookie category descriptions (per language)
- Individual cookie descriptions (per language)
- TCF consent messages (per language)
So you can keep the same formatting — bold, headings, lists, links — consistent across every language version of your consent notice. Open Translations, pick a language, and format these fields exactly as you do in the main settings.
Formatting tools
When you click into one of these fields, a small toolbar gives you these options:
Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Bold | Makes selected text bold |
Italic | Makes selected text italic |
Link | Turns selected text into a clickable link |
Heading | Adds a section title (two sizes: large H2 and smaller H3) |
Bullet list | Creates an unordered list with dots |
Numbered list | Creates an ordered list (1, 2, 3…) |
To apply bold, italic, or a link: select the text first, then choose the tool.
To add a heading or list: start a new line, then pick the block type.
How to use it
- Open the field you want to edit (for example, Settings → Content → Banner message).
- Type or paste your text.
- Select any part of the text and use the toolbar to format it.
- Save as usual. Your formatting is stored automatically.
- Reload the page to confirm — your formatted text stays exactly as you left it.
Your existing text is never lost. If a field already contained plain text, it simply appears as a normal paragraph that you can now start formatting.
Where your visitors see it
Once saved, your formatted text appears on your live website exactly as you styled it:
- Bold and italic text show as emphasis.
- Headings break long content into clear sections.
- Lists make options easy to scan.
- Links are clickable (useful for linking to your full privacy policy).
There's nothing extra to publish — the formatting shows up automatically wherever that text appears.
Good to know
- It's available on newer storefronts. The rich text editor appears for sites running the current Consentik storefront version. On older sites, the same fields keep working as plain text — nothing changes for you, and you won't lose any content.
- Your old content keeps working. Anything you wrote before still displays correctly, whether or not you add formatting later.
- Keep links trustworthy. Only link to pages you control or trust (such as your privacy policy), since visitors will click them directly from the consent notice.
Tips for a clear consent notice
- Use a short heading to introduce each cookie category.
- Use bullet lists to spell out what data is collected — easier to scan than a wall of text.
- Bold the key point (e.g. "We never sell your data") so it stands out.
- Add a link to your full privacy policy instead of pasting the whole thing into the banner.
- Keep it concise. Formatting helps readability, but short text still works best for a banner.
Updated on: 08/06/2026
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