# Strange behavior with text node in dashboard 2.0

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behavior-with-text-node-in-dashboard-2-0/93390>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [23 November 2024 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behavior-with-text-node-in-dashboard-2-0/93390 "2024-11-23T16:55:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![NodyRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NodyRed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/NodyRed)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2024 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behavior-with-text-node-in-dashboard-2-0/93390/1 "2024-11-23T16:55:35Z")

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Using text node in dashboard 2  
Sending msg.payload=0 (number) to text node will not show anything. Sending any other number will show that number. Sending msg.payload="0" (string) will show 0.  
Is that intended behavior?

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**Author:** ![joepavitt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/joepavitt/32/59722_2.png) [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2024 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behavior-with-text-node-in-dashboard-2-0/93390/2 "2024-11-23T17:06:34Z")

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It certainly isn’t intended, but I have a suspicion as to why itd be happening.

Could you open an issue please on our GitHub Repo?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2024 17:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behavior-with-text-node-in-dashboard-2-0/93390/3 "2024-12-07T17:07:02Z")

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