# Cloze deletion can only be used in fields which use the 'cloze:' filter

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 5, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641 "2021-12-05T12:41:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Autotunedbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Autotunedbird](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Autotunedbird)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641/1 "2021-12-05T12:41:53Z")

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Hi everyone!

I’ve been trying to create my study deck with cloze deletion like I’ve done in the past but for some reason, each time I try to create one (before I click add), I keep getting the message, “Cloze deletion can only be used in fields which use the ‘cloze:’ filter. This is typically the first field.”. I don’t understand what they mean and I’ve tried searching and watching a step by step ‘how to create a cloze deletion’ but each time, for me, I’d get that message and I can’t proceed to making my card. My anki is Version ⁨2.1.49 (dc80804a)⁩ on a mac

Any help would be much appreciated!

 ![Screenshot 2021-12-05 at 12.40.17](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/a/abd870a7b20a43ce62216951c75890ef1e844b67.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Rumo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/rumo/32/1505_2.png) [@Rumo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Rumo)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641/2 "2021-12-05T13:04:14Z")

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Click “Cards…” to see the card templates. The front template should contain `{{cloze:Text}}`, but in your case it’s probably only `{{Text}}`. If you click “Save”, a similar error message should appear.  
The `cloze:` is required to handle the cloze text correctly and replace `{{c1::mangoes}}` with `[...]` on the front and `mangoes` on the back.

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**Author:** ![Autotunedbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Autotunedbird](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Autotunedbird)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641/3 "2021-12-05T13:11:30Z")

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Oh my gosh thank you so much! I’ve been back and forth with this issue since yesterday and it really really frustrated me! It’s worked and I honestly can’t thank you enough. Have a great rest of your day!

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**Author:** ![mnic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@mnic](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/mnic)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641/4 "2022-03-04T09:01:13Z")

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> [@Rumo](#):
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> {{Text}}

Hello, would you please help me? I looked for what you mentioned and I don’t see it. This is what I find when I click on Cards and select front template:

 {{#Title}}
{{Title}}
{{/Title}} 

 {{cloze:Text1}} {{cloze:Text2}} {{cloze:Text3}} {{cloze:Text4}} {{cloze:Text5}} {{cloze:Text6}} {{cloze:Text7}} {{cloze:Text8}} {{cloze:Text9}} {{cloze:Text10}} {{cloze:Text11}} {{cloze:Text12}} {{cloze:Text13}} {{cloze:Text14}} {{cloze:Text15}} {{cloze:Text16}} {{cloze:Text17}} {{cloze:Text18}} {{cloze:Text19}} {{cloze:Text20}} {{cloze:Full}} 

[...]

{{Original}}

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641/5 "2022-03-04T11:49:18Z")

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Maybe you put the cloze in the Title or Original fields, instead of one of the text fields.

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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:** [May 1, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-deletion-can-only-be-used-in-fields-which-use-the-cloze-filter/15641/6 "2023-05-01T04:29:46Z")

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