# Text panel
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This documentation topic is designed for Grafana workspaces that support **Grafana version 8.x**.  
For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 12.x, see [Working in Grafana version 12](using-grafana-v12.md).  
For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 10.x, see [Working in Grafana version 10](using-grafana-v10.md).  
For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 9.x, see [Working in Grafana version 9](using-grafana-v9.md).

You can use the text panel to make information and description panels for your dashboards.

In **Mode**, select whether you want to use markdown or HTML to style your text, then enter content in the box below. The Grafana workspace includes a title and paragraph to help you get started, or you can paste content from another editor.