# Parse kirbytext from simple text field?

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/parse-kirbytext-from-simple-text-field/4505>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [June 24, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/parse-kirbytext-from-simple-text-field/4505 "2016-06-24T19:54:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![thewebprojects](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/thewebprojects/32/10107_2.png) [@thewebprojects](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/thewebprojects)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/parse-kirbytext-from-simple-text-field/4505/1 "2016-06-24T19:54:10Z")

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Can I parse kirbytext from a simple text field (not a textarea field)? In the end I’d like to use markdown in a text field.

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**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/parse-kirbytext-from-simple-text-field/4505/2 "2016-06-24T19:58:52Z")

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Kirby does not know anything about panel field types. So, yes, you can.

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**Author:** ![thewebprojects](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/thewebprojects/32/10107_2.png) [@thewebprojects](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/thewebprojects)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/parse-kirbytext-from-simple-text-field/4505/3 "2016-06-24T23:23:30Z")

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Thanks for the quick reply. That gave me the confidence to quickly realize the issue I was having.

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**Author:** ![distantnative](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/distantnative/32/11319_2.png) [@distantnative](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/distantnative)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/parse-kirbytext-from-simple-text-field/4505/4 "2025-02-06T16:57:41Z")

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