# \#text-input

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## [How to make a payment gateway?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-a-payment-gateway/2890132)

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**Author:** [@irshad.sabik18gfy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/irshad.sabik18gfy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-a-payment-gateway/2890132 "2026-08-19T04:47:23Z")

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Tell me the steps to do it

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## [Missing text input font size](https://community.thunkable.com/t/missing-text-input-font-size/4107831)

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**Author:** [@tintin4000](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tintin4000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/missing-text-input-font-size/4107831 "2025-10-24T11:27:02Z")

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Hello, as I can’t find in the DnD the possibility to change the text input font size by blocks, I presume it is a feature that would be very nice to have, along with something like auto that would auto-fit the size of th…

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## [Store Text input's text](https://community.thunkable.com/t/store-text-inputs-text/4107710)

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**Author:** [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/store-text-inputs-text/4107710 "2025-10-02T10:02:43Z")

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I’m excited to share a new example project that demonstrates how to store the text from a Text Input in Thunkable. By default, the text entered into a Text Input does not remain saved after the app is closed and reopene…

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## [Easy method for changing Text Input background colour using blocks](https://community.thunkable.com/t/easy-method-for-changing-text-input-background-colour-using-blocks/3305072)

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**Author:** [@02keilj432vnb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/02keilj432vnb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/easy-method-for-changing-text-input-background-colour-using-blocks/3305072 "2024-10-29T10:31:03Z")

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I had been doing some searching on how to change the background colour of a text input field using blocks and kept coming across answers saying it was impossible other than a few hack methods I found which didn’t look th…

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## [Change "editable" property of Text Input component using blocks](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-editable-property-of-text-input-component-using-blocks/2970023)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-editable-property-of-text-input-component-using-blocks/2970023 "2024-04-28T01:53:44Z")

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There should be a way to change the “editable” property of a Text Input component in order to disable entry while still showing the value of the text input’s text. This is especially useful in a situation where you are …

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## [Text doesn't stay on the right place](https://community.thunkable.com/t/text-doesnt-stay-on-the-right-place/2874804)

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**Author:** [@edwinzlu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/edwinzlu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/text-doesnt-stay-on-the-right-place/2874804 "2024-03-11T18:52:55Z")

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Hoi I have two problems, text input, I must make my input 2,5 times bigger because otherwise my multi line text doesn’t fit in te input and than you must scroll to read it. That is not nice in the app. The other probl…

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## [Avoid keyboard covering text input](https://community.thunkable.com/t/avoid-keyboard-covering-text-input/2391895)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/avoid-keyboard-covering-text-input/2391895 "2023-04-27T02:02:28Z")

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I know this has been discussed before (e.g. here). @jared’s example works great but I’d like to stick to the built-in text input and more importantly, I want whatever input field there is to be at the bottom of the scre…

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## [Auto-expand text input height?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-expand-text-input-height/2332483)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-expand-text-input-height/2332483 "2023-03-29T14:41:33Z")

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In the Drag & Drop interface, is there a way to make an auto-expanding text input? I want the text input to appear as a single line height but if I type or paste text in that is longer than a single line, I want the text…
