# Collapsible text

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/collapsible-text/6243
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [April 1, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collapsible-text/6243 "2020-04-01T14:24:39Z")
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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collapsible-text/6243/2 "2020-04-05T17:56:23Z")

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Basic Text and Text components allow for collapsing text with a ‘More’ button to expand. I don’t think you can collapse it once it’s expanded.

The alternative is to use unsupported HTML in a Rich Text component.

> [@Intro & TIP: How to Create a Markdown Accordian to Show/Hide Stuff](https://community.glideapps.com/t/intro-tip-how-to-create-a-markdown-accordian-to-show-hide-stuff/2250):
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> My first post here on the new community Hi… I’m Justin I love Glide. i just crossed 80 apps in my dashboard…all experiments and [cool stuff for one of my communities to use](https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps) Eventually I will go pro with the best parts of apps the community is using the most… I [also encourage other community creators](https://creators.ning.com/members/JFarrow) to use Glide My tip for you today is how to create a cell inside a Details Layout which holds a SHOW/HIDE accordian style dropdown using Markdown and a Rich Text module. Like so: [markdown-accor…

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