# Long placeholder text is hidden **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/long-placeholder-text-is-hidden/2124 **Category:** Report a Bug **Created:** [November 18, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/long-placeholder-text-is-hidden/2124 "2019-11-18T22:55:51Z") **Posts on this page:** 3 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![onepixelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/onepixelman/32/130_2.png) [@onepixelman](https://community.glideapps.com/u/onepixelman) #### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/long-placeholder-text-is-hidden/2124/1 "2019-11-18T22:55:51Z")
![50%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/6/65528b92f519e017f20b576b593084cc364c2f58.png) I tried to add some formatting info as placeholder text in Rich Text areas, but the help info is not shown because the Edit Field doesn’t expand to show long placeholder text. ![08%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/2/2b1c704891ece139d67b79b965d4bdd91775a628.png) The above picture is what the long placeholder text should look like. Any fixes are appreciated! ---
### Author: ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david) #### Post date: [November 19, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/long-placeholder-text-is-hidden/2124/2 "2019-11-19T00:56:50Z")
Placeholders cannot wrap. Perhaps use a Rich Text to provide instructions like this? ---
### Author: ![onepixelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/onepixelman/32/130_2.png) [@onepixelman](https://community.glideapps.com/u/onepixelman) #### Post date: [November 19, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/long-placeholder-text-is-hidden/2124/3 "2019-11-19T01:10:21Z")
Not a problem. I’ll figure out a work-around that fits the design. Thanks for replying!