Where designation descriptions appear

Open Online Giving → Campaigns or Online Giving → Forms, select the campaign or form, then go to Giving Experience → Form Settings & Display → Designation Configuration.

When Display designation descriptions to donors is enabled for the form, the designation chooser shows nonblank descriptions with the designation, including selected choices. Importing a description alone does not turn on that display setting. Preview the actual form/editor and distinguish a designation description from a group description.