# Thunkable doesn't display my text input **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [July 26, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-doesnt-display-my-text-input/703500 "2020-07-26T15:41:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
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There seems to be a lot of spacing between the label that says “Please select a city” and where the list viewer begins. Check out the translator app at the bottom of this tutorial, it seems to be very similar to what you want to do: > [@Making a Search Bar](http://community.thunkable.com/t/making-a-search-bar/60939): > > Note: This tutorial was updated in June 2020 to reflect the new [when Text Input Changes](https://docs.thunkable.com/text-input#changes) block, which makes adding a search bar to your app much easier! This post will talk about creating a search bar for your app. Search Bars are great if you have a lot of text items or List Viewer options that you want to make available to the user without having a lot of items on the Screen at once. This post will describe how to make a search bar with a search button and a search bar that updates automatic… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-doesnt-display-my-text-input/703500)._