# Textfield input enters two characters

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-input-enters-two-characters/327445>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 1, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-input-enters-two-characters/327445 "2012-03-01T08:52:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![fikontrollet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/35a633/32.png) [@fikontrollet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fikontrollet)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-input-enters-two-characters/327445/1 "2012-03-01T08:52:19Z")

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Whenever I have my Textfield focused and enter a character, the input field enters an additional duplicate character, meaning I have to backspace one character for every character I enter.

If it was a Keydown problem the same should happen when i backspace a character as well.

Any ideas?