# Empty answer field for type-in-the-answer cards

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/empty-answer-field-for-type-in-the-answer-cards/7584>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/empty-answer-field-for-type-in-the-answer-cards/7584 "2021-02-17T16:26:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![sigurdur130](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sigurdur130](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sigurdur130)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/empty-answer-field-for-type-in-the-answer-cards/7584/1 "2021-02-17T16:26:07Z")

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Hey all,

I’m running into an issue in the card browser. I’m trying to sort by answer, or at least see both question and answer (front and back), and it works fine for all cards except “basic (type in the answer)” cards. For those cards the “answer” field is consistently empty on the preview. I’ve attached a screenshot to illustrate what I mean.

I’m not sure what could cause this. Any ideas?

(I’m on a MacBook Air, running 10.15.4 Catalina, in case that’s relevant)

 ![Screenshot 2021-02-17 at 16.24.31](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/0/0fe9a67dba0fa1cb917db0b5064422a50462e0ff.png)

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**Author:** ![kelciour](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/kelciour/32/14770_2.png) [@kelciour](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kelciour)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/empty-answer-field-for-type-in-the-answer-cards/7584/2 "2021-02-18T07:46:49Z")

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Maybe Cards - Options - Browser Appearance - Override Back Template - `{{Back}}`

[https://docs.ankiweb.net/#/templates/styling?id=browser-appearance](https://docs.ankiweb.net/#/templates/styling?id=browser-appearance)

 ![изображение](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/d/dcc15038e9c5f561119d8aba1c466b048e9b2554.png)

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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, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/empty-answer-field-for-type-in-the-answer-cards/7584/3 "2023-05-01T05:13:15Z")

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