diff --git a/src/Text.ts b/src/Text.ts
index 3dd038b..7df45ee 100644
--- a/src/Text.ts
+++ b/src/Text.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import Field from "./Field";
 
+export type formatType = "plain" | "html" | "markdown"
+
 /**
  * Multiline input with no length limit.
  */
@@ -45,6 +47,14 @@ class Text extends Field {
     this._translatable = value;
   }
 
+  _format: formatType = "plain";
+  get format(): formatType {
+    return this._format;
+  }
+  set format(value: formatType) {
+    this._format = value;
+  }
+
   constructor(props: any) {
     super(props);
 
@@ -69,6 +79,9 @@ class Text extends Field {
         this.translatable =
           props.translate === "True" || props.translate === true ? true : false;
       }
+      if (this.parsedWidgetProps.hasOwnProperty("format")) {
+        this._format = this.parsedWidgetProps.format;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/spec/Text.spec.ts b/src/spec/Text.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be2767f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spec/Text.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import WidgetFactory from "../WidgetFactory";
+
+describe("A Text widget", () => {
+  it("should have an id corresponding to field name", () => {
+    const widgetFactory = new WidgetFactory();
+    const props = {
+      name: "content",
+    };
+
+    const widget = widgetFactory.createWidget("text", props);
+    expect(widget.id).toBe("content");
+  });
+
+  it("should have default format to plain", () => {
+    const widgetFactory = new WidgetFactory();
+    const props = {
+      name: "content",
+    };
+    const widget = widgetFactory.createWidget("text", props);
+
+    expect(widget.format).toBe("plain");
+  });
+
+  it("should properly set field", () => {
+    const widgetFactory = new WidgetFactory();
+    const props = {
+      name: "content",
+      widget_props: "{'format': 'html'}",
+    };
+    const widget = widgetFactory.createWidget("text", props);
+
+    expect(widget.format).toBe("html");
+  });
+
+});