# How to create a Editable box (multiline) with characters and lines limitation?

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**Category:** UI\
**Tags:** editable, text, unreal-engine, Widget, Blueprint, question, UMG\
**Created:** [September 8, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-create-a-editable-box-multiline-with-characters-and-lines-limitation/404077 "2017-09-08T10:36:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-create-a-editable-box-multiline-with-characters-and-lines-limitation/404077/1 "2017-09-08T10:36:23Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to make a simple text box multilined where the player can write whatever he wants. That box emulates a page in a book / diary, so when the player reaches the bottom-right corner, it stops writing.

I tried with counting characters, but it does not work for what I want, because the player can enter newlines: \n, and that lines don’t count as characters.

So, just want a simple editable text box, with border limitations. I don’t want vertical or horizontal scrolling, just a simple box. Thanks in advance.