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Insert the info, tip, note, and warning macros

These macros have been replaced in the new editor by the Info panel element.

The Info, Tip, Note, and Warning macros allow you to highlight information on a Confluence page. They create a colored box surrounding your text, like this:

Legacy editor panel macro examples

To add an Info, Tip, Note, or Warning Macro to a page:

  1. When editing, select from the toolbar

  2. Find the macro by name and select it

  3. Configure it as needed

You can also type / on the page to bring up the same list you'd see by selecting from the toolbar. Continue typing the name of the macro to filter the list.

Speeding up macro entry with autocomplete:

  • Type { and the beginning of the macro name to see a list of suggested macros.

To edit an existing macro

  1. Select the macro placeholder.

  2. Select the Edit icon to open the configuration panel.

  3. Configure the parameters. Your changes are saved as you go.

  4. Resume editing the page, and the panel closes.

You can also select the centered , medium-width , and full-width icons to adjust the width of some macros. Select the trashcan iconto remove the macro.

Parameters

Parameters are options that you can set to control what and how content from the macro appears on the page. 

If the parameter name used in Confluence Cloud storage format is different than the label used when inserting macros using the browser or the slash command, it will be listed below in brackets (example).

Parameter

Default

Description

Optional Title
(title

none

The title of the box. If specified, the title text will be displayed in bold next to the icon.

Show information/tip/Exclamation Mark/Warning Icon
(icon

true

If "false", the icon will not be displayed.

Wiki markup example

Wiki markup is useful when you need to add a macro outside the editor, for example as custom content in the sidebar, header or footer of a space.

Macro names: info/tip/note/warning

Macro body: Accepts rich text.

1 2 3 4 5 6 {info:title=This is my title|icon=false} This is _important_ information. {info}

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