# Commas (,) preventing multiple choices to be selected **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [March 6, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536 "2025-03-06T03:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GeneDrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/genedrea/32/38618_2.png) [@GeneDrea](https://community.glideapps.com/u/GeneDrea)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536/1 "2025-03-06T03:10:10Z")
_First time reporting a bug? [Refer to our Start Here post.](https://community.glideapps.com/t/start-here-reporting-platform-bugs-issues/40)_ * * * **Team ID:** - In the Glide dashoard URL, e.g. `https://go.glideapps.com/o/your-team-id-here/` **App ID:** - In the Glide builder URL, e.g. `https://go.glideapps.com/app/your-app-id-here/layout` **Description** - Choices with (,) are not clickable with multiple selections **How to replicate** - Create multiple choice, a column with multiple selections - allow one of the selections to include a comma as a part of a statement - the selection with the comma will not be clickable - all of the selections are clickable if only one choice is possible - ![glidemultiplechoice](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/5/653e180c1481cbc5fb7e334c7a15ea4fa7cbb816.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536/2 "2025-03-06T03:21:31Z")
I don’t believe this is a bug. The multiple select works by writing a comma separated list of selections to the target column. So if you include commas in your choices, then naturally this will break it. What you should do is use different columns for each of the “Values” and “Display as” options in your choice component. For example, use something such as a RowID for the “Value”, and your column that includes commas as the “Display as”. ---
**Author:** ![GeneDrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/genedrea/32/38618_2.png) [@GeneDrea](https://community.glideapps.com/u/GeneDrea)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536/3 "2025-03-06T03:25:13Z")
Thank you for responding. I have written statements… sentences, so they are not necessarily easily placed in different columns. For example, a statement like this one that requires a comma. I am trying to follow your suggestion, but I am not really clear about how to use it with sentences. ---
**Author:** ![GeneDrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/genedrea/32/38618_2.png) [@GeneDrea](https://community.glideapps.com/u/GeneDrea)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536/4 "2025-03-06T03:28:32Z")
For example, these are three actual statements that are not clickable, but require commas: **- I believe God is One and is expressed through the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.** **- I believe regardless of the Name given or language the Name is called in, there is one God.** **- I believe God is greater than human expression or description, God is all there is.** What would your suggestion be for making them selectable? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536/5 "2025-03-06T03:48:18Z")
You would have the following: ![CleanShot 2025-03-06 at 11.47.17@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/b/6bd2d040fe6def4c7fdbf20c203aab525bad6896.png) In your choice component: - Values: RowID - Display as: Sentence ---
**Author:** ![GeneDrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/genedrea/32/38618_2.png) [@GeneDrea](https://community.glideapps.com/u/GeneDrea)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536/6 "2025-03-06T04:32:16Z")
Okay, thank you. I will try that. ---
**Author:** ![kingzy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kingzy/32/15690_2.png) [@kingzy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kingzy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/commas-preventing-multiple-choices-to-be-selected/80536/7 "2025-08-05T07:55:14Z")
My team found a hack here: [Comma hack that works in multiple choice selection](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comma-hack-that-works-in-multiple-choice-selection/83654)