# Write in the blank of the cloze deletion front

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/write-in-the-blank-of-the-cloze-deletion-front/253>\
**Category:** Card Design\
**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/write-in-the-blank-of-the-cloze-deletion-front/253 "2020-06-17T20:45:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![abdel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@abdel](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdel)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/write-in-the-blank-of-the-cloze-deletion-front/253/1 "2020-06-17T20:45:51Z")

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when I create a cloze deletion card the answer is hidden by a bracket filled with dots i want instead write in the place of those dots like the one showed in the image

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/88247bea27583bf837049384a1dd7523a42b15db.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![addons\_zz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/addons_zz/32/43_2.png) [@addons\_zz](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/addons_zz)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/write-in-the-blank-of-the-cloze-deletion-front/253/2 "2020-06-17T21:44:37Z")

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Please see [Checking Your Answer](https://docs.ankiweb.net/#/templates/fields?id=checking-your-answer). Editing your card front template, you can use the **`type:`** field:

```auto
{{Native Word}}
{{type:Foreign Word}}

```

See also:

> **[How to set up an Anki card with input field](https://forum.learncodethehardway.com/t/how-to-set-up-an-anki-card-with-input-field/1367)**
>
> One of the most usefull features to learn code with Anki (https://apps.ankiweb.net/) is the ability to create an input field there you can type in the answer and let Anki compare your answer with the answer from the card. Unfortunately this feature...

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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:** [June 17, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/write-in-the-blank-of-the-cloze-deletion-front/253/3 "2020-06-17T21:57:50Z")

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This is covered in the documentation - please take a look at [https://docs.ankiweb.net/#/editing?id=cloze-deletion](https://docs.ankiweb.net/#/editing?id=cloze-deletion)

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**Author:** ![abdel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@abdel](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdel)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/write-in-the-blank-of-the-cloze-deletion-front/253/4 "2020-06-17T22:29:53Z")

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thanks so mcuh

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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, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/write-in-the-blank-of-the-cloze-deletion-front/253/5 "2023-05-01T07:45:01Z")

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Closed on May 1, 2023, 7:45am UTC