# Javascript: TXTextControl.MergeField.textFormat Property

> Specifies the text format of the field. Possible values are defined in TXTextControl.MergeFieldTextFormat.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.MergeField.textFormat Property
- **184 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-mergefield/textformat-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-mergefield/textformat-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-mergefield/textformat-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies the text format of the field. Possible values are defined in TXTextControl.MergeFieldTextFormat.

### Syntax

```javascript
<MergeFieldTextFormat> TXTextControl.MergeField.textFormat
```

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.MergeField.textFormat` in a practical document-editing workflow. It specifies the text format of the field. Possible values are defined in TXTextControl.MergeFieldTextFormat.

```javascript
function inspectTextFormat(mergeField) {
    const textFormat = mergeField.textFormat;
    console.log("text format:", textFormat);
}
```

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