# How can I really delete richText string?

**URL:** https://forum.builder.io/t/how-can-i-really-delete-richtext-string/14459
**Category:** Technical Questions
**Tags:** visual-editor
**Created:** [April 21, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-can-i-really-delete-richtext-string/14459 "2025-04-21T01:15:58Z")
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### Author: ![nnn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@nnn](https://forum.builder.io/u/nnn)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-can-i-really-delete-richtext-string/14459/1 "2025-04-21T01:15:58Z")

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I can’t really delete the content in richText to empty

When I delete all content of a specific language in richText until it’s empty,  
I expect it to be truly empty and use the default language string.

However, in reality, richText receives a string like ‘\< p \>\< br \>\</ p\>’,  
which causes the builder API to recognize the richText as having content and not use the default value.  
Is there a solution for this?

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### Author: ![ParthSharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9adbd/32.png) [@ParthSharma](https://forum.builder.io/u/ParthSharma)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-can-i-really-delete-richtext-string/14459/2 "2025-04-22T08:54:07Z")

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Hi nnn​,

Welcome to the [Builder.io](http://builder.io/) forum post.

I’ve successfully reproduced the issue you’re experiencing. It appears to be a bug, and I’ll promptly share this feedback with our product team for further investigation.

I will keep you updated as soon as any progress is made.

Thanks,