Underline text

30 votes

I want to be able to underline text in my manuscript.

Under consideration Editing Suggested by: Jacob from Dabble (30 Nov, '17) • Upvoted: 16 Nov, '23 • Comments: 9

Comments: 9

30 Nov, '17
Jacob from Dabble Admin
Is this to mark it for coming back to later? Or is it for manuscript formatting for the final export?
01 Dec, '17
Violet
It can be used for emphasis, or to indicate a title (for example, book titles are often underlined).
29 Jan, '21
Greg Kenny Merged
To be able to reflect things like thoughts or italics. It stands out easier than actual italics.
05 Feb, '21
JohnBredesen Admin
"Ability to underline text" (suggested by Greg Kenny on 2021-01-29), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
05 Feb, '21
JohnBredesen Admin
"The ability to underline" (suggested by Mary on 2020-07-21), including upvotes (2) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
08 May, '21
Skye
When I indicate handwriting I do it in italics, and like when a person writes a note by hand they can't bold and so they underline for emphasis. So when I am writing about a handwritten note I want to be able to do underline and italics. And yes it would output this way for the final version.
06 Jul, '22
Allison Yancy Admin
"A complete set of formatting options_why can't we "underline" in or manuscripts." (suggested by John Halko Jr. on 2022-06-25), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
30 Sep, '22
Daniel Greeney
As a screenwriter using Dabble for outlining, underlines are important. We don't use italics in scripts because they can be easily missed by readers, and CAPS indicate a totally different emphasis (such as CHARACTER, or SHOT, etc.)
Looking at other web-based writing apps, it appears underlining is difficult as few have it (although NovelPad currently allows for underlines.) As the first request for this feature was back in 2017, perhaps it would help if you could explain why this is a difficult thing to program?
19 May, '23
Ash
I too would like to request the ability to underline. At first, I didn't see any point in it, but I've gotten to a part in my story where a character leaves a handwritten note and has (hilariously) underlined what they feel is a crucial part. I can go back in the final editing stage and add it in using Google Docs, but just curious, why is this not already included? Is it difficult to program?