# Anki - don't show empty fields : possible?

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-dont-show-empty-fields-possible/31416>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [June 21, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-dont-show-empty-fields-possible/31416 "2023-06-21T09:22:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![mike-hado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@mike-hado](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/mike-hado)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-dont-show-empty-fields-possible/31416/1 "2023-06-21T09:22:02Z")

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Hello,  
How can I not display unused fields?  
how can i add a query like in a programming language ?.  
like this  
if {{Front}} \<\> “”  
then {{Front}}

mike

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**Author:** ![jcznk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/jcznk/32/15215_2.png) [@jcznk](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jcznk)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-dont-show-empty-fields-possible/31416/2 "2023-06-21T09:38:26Z")

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[https://docs.ankiweb.net/templates/generation.html#conditional-replacement](https://docs.ankiweb.net/templates/generation.html#conditional-replacement)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-dont-show-empty-fields-possible/31416/3 "2023-07-21T09:38:40Z")

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