Within Teamwork.com, you can use the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor for messages and comments.
Messages

- Clear formatting

- Formats. In the paragraph formatting, you can switch to default heading styles 1 to 6.

- Inline text formatting options: superscript, subscript, code.
- Text block options: paragraph, blockquote, text, pre.
- Font color: Choose from the default color options or select a custom color via the color palette.
- Background / highlight color: Choose from the default color options or select a custom color via the color palette.
- Font style: bold, italics, underline, strikethrough.
- List: unordered or ordered.

- Text align: left, center, right, increase/decrease indent.
- Insert options: link, image, table.
- Additional options: code sample, blockquote, horizontal line, full screen.
Comments
In the comments editor, you will find the text formatting options in the menu at the start of the toolbar.

For more information, see: Using Markdown in Messages and Comments