diff --git a/stopwatch/models/components.py b/stopwatch/models/components.py
index 05cbebd..db2c5d3 100644
--- a/stopwatch/models/components.py
+++ b/stopwatch/models/components.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class Meta:
         template = 'stopwatch/components/alert.html'
 
     heading = CharBlock()
-    content = TextBlock()
+    content = RichTextBlock(
+        features=['bold', 'italic', 'ol', 'ul', 'hr', 'link', 'document-link', ])
 
 
 class LinksBlock(StructBlock):
diff --git a/stopwatch/templates/stopwatch/components/alert.html b/stopwatch/templates/stopwatch/components/alert.html
index b590517..7e53f51 100644
--- a/stopwatch/templates/stopwatch/components/alert.html
+++ b/stopwatch/templates/stopwatch/components/alert.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-{% load static ckbootstrap_tags wagtailembeds_tags %}
+{% load static ckbootstrap_tags wagtailembeds_tags wagtailcore_tags %}
 
 <div class="mb-5">
   <div class="bg-alert p-3">
     <h3>{{self.heading}}</h3>
   
-    {{self.content}}
+    {{self.content|richtext}}
   </div>
 </div>