# htmlText enabled, but formatted words disappear?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htmltext-enabled-but-formatted-words-disappear/176177>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 21, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htmltext-enabled-but-formatted-words-disappear/176177 "2006-01-21T01:55:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![JamesO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@JamesO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JamesO)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htmltext-enabled-but-formatted-words-disappear/176177/1 "2006-01-21T01:55:15Z")

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```auto
this.aboutUs_txt.htmlText = "can I <i>italicize</i>?"

```

The dynamic text box is html enabled, yet that code produces, “Can I ?” Do you guys have any idea why?