diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/HistoryNotificationCard.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/HistoryNotificationCard.qml
index 5c092670..15ee3e76 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/HistoryNotificationCard.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/HistoryNotificationCard.qml
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     property bool hasMoreText: truncated
 
                     text: historyItem.htmlBody || historyItem.body || ""
+                    textFormat: Text.RichText
                     color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
                     font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                     width: parent.width
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/NotificationCard.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/NotificationCard.qml
index 8b9c03c5..a7705ea5 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/NotificationCard.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/NotificationCard.qml
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     property bool hasMoreText: truncated
 
                     text: fullText
+                    textFormat: Text.RichText
                     color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
                     font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                     width: parent.width
@@ -705,6 +706,7 @@ Rectangle {
                                         property bool hasMoreText: truncated
 
                                         text: modelData?.htmlBody || ""
+                                        textFormat: Text.RichText
                                         color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
                                         font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                                         width: parent.width
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
index 3e83cd29..e3d0d484 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                 visible: false
                 width: Math.max(0, backgroundContainer.width - Theme.spacingL - (Theme.spacingL + Theme.notificationHoverRevealMargin) - popupIconSize - Theme.spacingM)
                 text: notificationData ? (notificationData.htmlBody || "") : ""
+                textFormat: Text.RichText
                 font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                 elide: Text.ElideNone
                 horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
@@ -912,6 +913,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                         property bool hasMoreText: truncated
 
                         text: notificationData ? (notificationData.htmlBody || "") : ""
+                        textFormat: Text.RichText
                         color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
                         font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                         width: parent.width
diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/StyledText.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/StyledText.qml
index 602ddc6d..976c9bc1 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/StyledText.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/StyledText.qml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Text {
     font.pixelSize: Appearance.fontSize.normal
     font.family: resolvedFontFamily
     font.weight: Theme.fontWeight
+    textFormat: Text.PlainText
     wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
     elide: Text.ElideRight
     verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter