Rich text editor (RTE)

The RTE is by default supplied by the system extension typo3/cms-rte-ckeditor . See also the according chapter in TYPO3 explained.

In TCA a RTE is a normal text field with the option enableRichtext enabled.

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Examples for Rich text editor fields in the TYPO3 Backend

RTE with minimal configuration

EXT:styleguide/Configuration/TCA/tx_styleguide_elements_rte.php 
[
    'columns' => [
        'rte_4' => [
            'label' => 'rte_4 richtextConfiguration=minimal',
            'config' => [
                'type' => 'text',
                'enableRichtext' => true,
                'richtextConfiguration' => 'minimal',
            ],
        ],
    ],
]
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RTE with full configuration

EXT:styleguide/Configuration/TCA/tx_styleguide_elements_rte.php 
[
    'columns' => [
        'rte_5' => [
            'label' => 'rte_5 richtextConfiguration=full',
            'config' => [
                'type' => 'text',
                'enableRichtext' => true,
                'richtextConfiguration' => 'full',
            ],
        ],
    ],
]
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RTE with default configuration

EXT:styleguide/Configuration/TCA/tx_styleguide_elements_rte.php 
[
    'columns' => [
        'rte_2' => [
            'label' => 'rte_2 default value',
            'config' => [
                'type' => 'text',
                'default' => 'rte_2',
                'enableRichtext' => true,
            ],
        ],
    ],
]
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Properties of the TCA column type text with enabled rich text

Almost all properties of field type text are available.