# TextField.htmlText

#### Availability

Flash Player 6.

#### Usage

    my_txt.htmlText

#### Description

Property; if the text field is an HTML text field, this property contains the HTML representation of the text field's contents. If the text field is not an HTML text field, it behaves identically to the `text` property. You can indicate that a text field is an HTML text field in the Property inspector, or by setting the text field's `html` property to `true`.

#### Example

In the following example, the text in the text field `text2` is rendered bold.

    text2.html = true;
    text2.htmlText = "<b> this is bold text </b>";