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December 13, 2025
Question

text disappears when I write text in the textbox

  • December 13, 2025
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Indesign version: 20.4.1

Windows 10

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The text disappears when I write that last "a", and it's not because it's aligned to base grid. 

It has the little red box showing that there's overset text, but the text never appears even if I stretch the box. 

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Joel Cherney
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 13, 2025

It has the little red box showing that there's overset text, but the text never appears even if I stretch the box.

 

I suspect that No Break is applied to your aaaaaaas. When you say "even if I stretch the box" do you mean the text doesn't appear if you make the text frame taller, or wider? If it was "taller" then it's likely that No Break is applied. You can find it in the Character panel:

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