# Basic text not using label **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [February 8, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494 "2024-02-08T21:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zachxa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/50afbb/32.png) [@zachxa](https://community.thunkable.com/u/zachxa)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/1 "2024-02-08T21:17:39Z")
Is there a way to add text without it being a label? labels keep formatting the text weirdly, is there no component to just add true text ---
**Author:** ![matt\_conroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/matt_conroy/32/150843_2.png) [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/2 "2024-02-09T15:48:55Z")
> [@zachxa](#): > > labels keep formatting the text weirdly Do you have an example or screenshot of what you mean by this? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/3 "2024-02-09T16:13:42Z")
I’m not sure what you mean by “true text.” ---
**Author:** ![zachxa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/50afbb/32.png) [@zachxa](https://community.thunkable.com/u/zachxa)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/4 "2024-02-09T16:31:14Z")
True text as, normal text on a page, without it being a label, usually an icon as a T, where i can just type on the page, vs creating it as a label. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/5 "2024-02-09T23:51:02Z")
Sorry, I’m just not getting it. It sounds simple enough. ---
**Author:** ![zachxa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/50afbb/32.png) [@zachxa](https://community.thunkable.com/u/zachxa)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/6 "2024-02-10T00:31:04Z")
You’d think right … even with my basic of telling you. ---
**Author:** ![benab38454kw8i](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/benab38454kw8i/32/170299_2.png) [@benab38454kw8i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/benab38454kw8i)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/7 "2024-02-10T11:44:12Z")
I also want to ask the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Goldking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/goldking/32/165073_2.png) [@Goldking](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Goldking)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/8 "2024-02-10T11:54:23Z")
> [@zachxa](#): > > where i can just type on the page You are speaking about a textbox or text input ? You can type on and write ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/9 "2024-02-10T17:51:41Z")
> [@zachxa](#): > > True text as, normal text on a page, without it being a label, usually an icon as a T, where i can just type on the page, vs creating it as a label. I re-read this and it seems like you are describing a [Text Input](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/text-input) but now I realize that I think what you really want is a cursor in the Design Tab like you would have in Google Docs or Adobe Illustrator, to be able to type directly onto the design. I can see how that would be useful but it doesn’t exist in Thunkable. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/basic-text-not-using-label/2826494/10 "2024-05-10T17:52:18Z")
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