# Paste without formatting?

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 1, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/paste-without-formatting/47709 "2024-08-01T03:25:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![gigablips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@gigablips](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gigablips)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/paste-without-formatting/47709/1 "2024-08-01T03:25:29Z")

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When creating a flashcard, is there any quick way to paste just plain text without formatting? I’m speaking of when you copy and paste from a source like a website and into the field for the front or back side of a new flashcard. Usually I just want the plain text of what I copy, not its random font size or color, etc.

An option to paste plain text without its formatting would save me much time.

I’m using the AnkiMobile Flashcards app on iPhone.

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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:** [August 1, 2024, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/paste-without-formatting/47709/2 "2024-08-01T06:36:29Z")

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I’m afraid AnkiMobile doesn’t currently have such a feature, but in some simple cases with a small amount of simple text, you may be able to approximate it by pasting the text into the HTML mode (`</>` button).

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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:** [August 31, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/paste-without-formatting/47709/3 "2024-08-31T06:37:00Z")

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