Conditional field with "type:"

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I try to generate conditional cards base of field (EN_FORM_32). Anki generate cards even if field is empty. Not sure why - I think that this could be related with “type:”.

Tried:

  • Tools → Database check
  • Tools → Empty Cards…
  • Remove condition from the back card

Front and back:

…
{{#EN_FORM_32}}
{{type:EN_FORM_32}}
{{/EN_FORM_32}}
…

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Anki 25.08b5 (d4862e99) (ao)
Python 3.13.5 Qt 6.9.1 PyQt 6.9.1
Platform: Windows-11-10.0.26100-SP0

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Try wrapping the whole Front template this way:

{{#EN_FORM_32}}

Front Template

{{/EN_FORM_32}}

(in your current example, the {{#EN_FORM_32}}{{/EN_FORM_32}} conditional only controls whether the {{type:EN_FORM_32}} field should be included or not)

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