I have seen a couple of posts on the forums where people ask how they can retrieve what they have given as an input for the type field. My solution might not be the best, but it certainly works wonders.
All you need to do is add this bit of code to the front and to the back of the cards and you can do whatever manipulations you need with this input of yours.
Front Side
<script>
if(void 0===window.Persistence){var e="github.com/SimonLammer/anki-persistence/",t="_default";if(window.Persistence_sessionStorage=function(){var i=!1;try{"object"==typeof window.sessionStorage&&(i=!0,this.clear=function(){for(var t=0;t<sessionStorage.length;t++){var i=sessionStorage.key(t);0==i.indexOf(e)&&(sessionStorage.removeItem(i),t--)}},this.setItem=function(i,n){void 0==n&&(n=i,i=t),sessionStorage.setItem(e+i,JSON.stringify(n))},this.getItem=function(i){return void 0==i&&(i=t),JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(e+i))},this.removeItem=function(i){void 0==i&&(i=t),sessionStorage.removeItem(e+i)},this.getAllKeys=function(){for(var t=[],i=Object.keys(sessionStorage),n=0;n<i.length;n++){var s=i[n];0==s.indexOf(e)&&t.push(s.substring(e.length,s.length))}return t.sort()})}catch(n){}this.isAvailable=function(){return i}},window.Persistence_windowKey=function(i){var n=window[i],s=!1;"object"==typeof n&&(s=!0,this.clear=function(){n[e]={}},this.setItem=function(i,s){void 0==s&&(s=i,i=t),n[e][i]=s},this.getItem=function(i){return void 0==i&&(i=t),void 0==n[e][i]?null:n[e][i]},this.removeItem=function(i){void 0==i&&(i=t),delete n[e][i]},this.getAllKeys=function(){return Object.keys(n[e])},void 0==n[e]&&this.clear()),this.isAvailable=function(){return s}},window.Persistence=new Persistence_sessionStorage,Persistence.isAvailable()||(window.Persistence=new Persistence_windowKey("py")),!Persistence.isAvailable()){var i=window.location.toString().indexOf("title"),n=window.location.toString().indexOf("main",i);i>0&&n>0&&n-i<10&&(window.Persistence=new Persistence_windowKey("qt"))}}
</script>
Your code goes here
<script>
typeans.addEventListener('input', function(event) {if (Persistence.isAvailable){Persistence.setItem("typed",event.currentTarget.value)}})
</script>
Back Side
<script>
if(void 0===window.Persistence){var e="github.com/SimonLammer/anki-persistence/",t="_default";if(window.Persistence_sessionStorage=function(){var i=!1;try{"object"==typeof window.sessionStorage&&(i=!0,this.clear=function(){for(var t=0;t<sessionStorage.length;t++){var i=sessionStorage.key(t);0==i.indexOf(e)&&(sessionStorage.removeItem(i),t--)}},this.setItem=function(i,n){void 0==n&&(n=i,i=t),sessionStorage.setItem(e+i,JSON.stringify(n))},this.getItem=function(i){return void 0==i&&(i=t),JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(e+i))},this.removeItem=function(i){void 0==i&&(i=t),sessionStorage.removeItem(e+i)},this.getAllKeys=function(){for(var t=[],i=Object.keys(sessionStorage),n=0;n<i.length;n++){var s=i[n];0==s.indexOf(e)&&t.push(s.substring(e.length,s.length))}return t.sort()})}catch(n){}this.isAvailable=function(){return i}},window.Persistence_windowKey=function(i){var n=window[i],s=!1;"object"==typeof n&&(s=!0,this.clear=function(){n[e]={}},this.setItem=function(i,s){void 0==s&&(s=i,i=t),n[e][i]=s},this.getItem=function(i){return void 0==i&&(i=t),void 0==n[e][i]?null:n[e][i]},this.removeItem=function(i){void 0==i&&(i=t),delete n[e][i]},this.getAllKeys=function(){return Object.keys(n[e])},void 0==n[e]&&this.clear()),this.isAvailable=function(){return s}},window.Persistence=new Persistence_sessionStorage,Persistence.isAvailable()||(window.Persistence=new Persistence_windowKey("py")),!Persistence.isAvailable()){var i=window.location.toString().indexOf("title"),n=window.location.toString().indexOf("main",i);i>0&&n>0&&n-i<10&&(window.Persistence=new Persistence_windowKey("qt"))}}
</script>
Your code goes here
<script>
typed = ''
if (Persistence.isAvailable) {typed = Persistence.getItem("typed")}
//Whatever code you wish to add
Persistence.clear()
</script>
This uses the Persistence script, available on GitHub.
One such post I found. Post
Edit: I added a line to the end of the second script block at the back of the card to clear whatever was set while answering (if not cleared and you continue studying cards without closing the application, the last set value for each key is maintained, thus generating possible issues; brought to my notice by @dyzur on Discord)