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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 29, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-import-text-csv-keeping-html-tags-intact/24300 "2022-10-29T06:04:36Z")\
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**Author:**  [@brumby](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/brumby)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-import-text-csv-keeping-html-tags-intact/24300/1 "2022-10-29T06:04:36Z")
I need to import some cards from csv file with html tags in it keeping them intact as text. But when I import those cards the tags disappear.
For example, the text
`when buses or trains , they follow their usual route from one place to another`
turns into
`when buses or trains , they follow their usual route from one place to another`
The text `` disappears.
So, how do I import cards from csv file keeping html tags intact as a regular text?
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**Author:**  [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-import-text-csv-keeping-html-tags-intact/24300/2 "2022-10-31T08:44:22Z")
Anki’s editor does not show HTML by default. Clicking on `` should reveal it.
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**Author:**  [@brumby](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/brumby)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-import-text-csv-keeping-html-tags-intact/24300/3 "2022-10-31T12:20:00Z")
@dae, Yes, but that is the problem, I need to have these tags just as a plain text, but not as an actual html code.
Also while importing strings from csv file, Anki changes the tags. For example the string
`...trains , they follow...`
turns into
`...trains , they follow...`
Unpaired `` tag turns into paired `` for some reason.
I need to find a way to prevent Anki from doing that. Is there one?
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**Author:**  [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-import-text-csv-keeping-html-tags-intact/24300/4 "2022-10-31T12:54:22Z")
Make sure the “Allow HTML in fields” option is disabled when importing.
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**Author:**  [@brumby](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/brumby)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-import-text-csv-keeping-html-tags-intact/24300/6 "2022-10-31T13:12:11Z")
@abdo It’s disabled.
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-import-text-csv-keeping-html-tags-intact/24300/7 "2022-11-30T13:12:35Z")
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