ORIGINAL Supported HTML in Mobile Apps
Supported HTML
The Blackboard apps support various HTML and CSS features of the Blackboard content editor. Refer to this table for a detailed list of HTML tags and where they are supported in the apps.
Full HTML: Bold, italic, underline, strike through, web links, file links, paragraphs, DIV,  , superscript, subscript, text color, text size, bulleted lists, numbered lists, background color (text highlight), alignment, tab, horizontal rule, line, table, iFrame, embedded image, HTML 5 video, YouTube mashup
Partial HTML: Paragraphs, DIV,  
*Text color and HTML tags for content names and titles aren’t supported in the apps. HTML tags in titles are filtered out and not displayed in Blackboard app 3.5+ and Blackboard Instructor 1.7+.
Natively Supported Content | HTML Support |
|---|---|
Announcements | |
Subject | Plain text |
Message | Full HTML |
Course link | Not displayed |
Assignments (Original courses) | |
Name | Plain text |
Instructions | Partial HTML |
Feedback | Partial HTML |
Assignments (Ultra courses) | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Plain text |
Assignment content | Full support for Ultra content editor |
Feedback | Full support for Ultra content editor |
Audio | |
Name | Plain text |
File name | Plain text |
Course Link | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Not displayed |
Discussion Forum | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Full HTML |
Thread | Full HTML |
Reply to thread | Full HTML |
Reply to reply | Full HTML |
Course link name | Plain text |
Course link description | Not displayed |
Document (Ultra courses) | |
Name | Plain text |
Body | Full support for Ultra content editor |
File | |
Name | Plain text |
Filename | Plain text |
Folder | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Not displayed |
Image | |
Name | Plain text |
Alt text | Not displayed |
Long description | Plain text |
Item (Original courses) | |
Name | Plain text |
Body | Full HTML |
Learning Module | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Not displayed *Learning Modules function the same as folders. Table of contents isn't displayed. |
Lesson Plan | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Not displayed *Lesson Plans function the same as folders. Metadata isn't displayed. |
Test (Original courses) | |
Name | Plain text |
Content link description | Not displayed |
Test description | Not displayed |
Test instructions | Partial HTML |
Test question title | Partial HTML |
Test question body | Partial HTML |
Test question answer choice | Partial HTML *Attachments and links aren't displayed |
Feedback: per question | Not displayed |
Feedback: attempt | Partial HTML |
Test (Ultra courses) | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Plain text |
Test question body | Full support for Ultra content editor |
Test question answer choice | Full support for Ultra content editor |
Submission feedback | Full support for Ultra content editor |
Unsupported Content Types: Tool Link, Blog, Wiki, Journal, Collaborate Ultra Session Manager, Syllabus, YouTube Mashup | |
Name | Plain text |
Description | Not displayed |
Video | |
Name | Plain text |
File Name | Plain text |
Web Link | |
Name | Plain text |
Text | Not displayed |