Issue #4173✓ SolvedOpened March 3, 2022by Ameeko4 reactions

Text element does not work properly

Quick answerby Ameeko2

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Chrome v98

Reproducible demo link

https://grapesjs.com/demo.html

Describe the bug

I opened a notepad (Win11) I wrote this in the notepad: test [enter] test [enter] test [enter] I selected the entire text and copied it to the clipboard I created a "Text" element in the GrapesJS editor I copied the text from the clipboard into the "Text" element I clicked outside This will be the result image

If I enter this text into a "Text" element manually test [enter] test [enter] test [enter] and click outside, the text will be placed in 1 "Text" element. This is good. Unfortunately, people usually paste the text.

Code of Conduct

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Answers (4)

👍 Most helpfulAmeekoApril 2, 2022

Can anyone help me with this?

AmeekoMarch 19, 2022

The text was a plain text, it had no tags. I tested with \n and \r\n line breaks, it doesn't work well. Unnecessary tags appear in GrapesJS when inserting plain text with line breaks.

JoshmamroudJuly 15, 2022

@Ameeko & @artf I'm also having this issue. Has anyone found a fix for this?

ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @Ameeko.

The issue with Text element does not work properly appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inconsistent state.

What to try:

  1. Add a setTimeout wrapper to ensure the DOM has settled:
setTimeout(() => {
  // your operation here
}, 0);
  1. Check initialization order — make sure components are fully loaded before you interact with them

  2. Use the editor's event system — listen to completion events:

editor.on('component:mount', (component) => {
  // safe to interact with component here
});

Recommended next steps:

  • Test with the latest GrapesJS version if you haven't
  • Provide a minimal reproducible example (CodeSandbox) — this helps the team identify the root cause faster
  • Include GrapesJS version, browser, and console errors in your report

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