# Text Input node suggestion

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [28 June 2020 22:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128 "2020-06-28T22:34:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [28 June 2020 22:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128/1 "2020-06-28T22:34:00Z")

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The `Text Input` node.....

It has options so it can be limited to what it is inputting.

Eg: Time, Date, Month, Text, Number, E-mail address and so on.

Time.

**PLEASE** have an option for 24 hour time.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2020 04:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128/2 "2020-06-29T04:28:24Z")

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The text input format uses the html5 options which are browser dependent, and usually pick up from the system locale

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2020 04:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128/3 "2020-06-29T04:30:15Z")

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Ok, thanks.

I am messing around with / helping someone and there is a text input node and it is set to `time` but is forcing me to do the _old_ way, not 24 as my browser is set.

(or I hope is set.)

How can we prove this one way or the other?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2020 04:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128/4 "2020-06-29T04:44:29Z")

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Try on another page like [https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5\_input\_type\_time](https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5_input_type_time)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2020 04:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128/5 "2020-06-29T04:51:38Z")

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Hmmm.....

Interesting.

Saying it is morning and I type:  
09 the `9` is displayed.  
Adding the minutes the minute value is added.  
Then there is the `seconds` value.  
No input accepted on the link you showed.  
No input accepted in the flow either.

(Moving on)

So, now it is afternoon.

I type is 16 and it _magically_ turns into 4. But the AM stays as AM.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [30 June 2020 11:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128/6 "2020-06-30T11:43:28Z")

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Working as expected for me.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/d/ed0062a10ee881ee0b1ff0ca3a3c5d830129cc2f.png)

As Dave says, this will be locale specific. Your browser should pick up its locale hints from the OS but may also have specific settings for language - I don't _think_ they should have an impact but it is easily tested.

In new Edge:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/5/35c503415a023883266e8a62e72f30742679861f.png)

Windows 10 settings:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/c/0c2ed96443b8862f228f8d6218b03db9e2a0e8b6.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/7/47192c12a4ab519075edb271f74b85e17e565a9c.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/6/e6e13baf033feaf6818f456c2aa78d2715d80673.png)

Note that I always change my short-date settings to ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) to save confusion.

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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:** [30 July 2020 11:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-suggestion/29128/7 "2020-07-30T11:55:00Z")

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