# Does AshPhoenix.Form trims string fields?

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**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** ash, ash-phoenix\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/does-ashphoenix-form-trims-string-fields/62176 "2024-03-08T16:36:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/does-ashphoenix-form-trims-string-fields/62176/2 "2024-03-08T16:45:05Z")

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Are you using the textarea from `CoreComponent`s? The [docs](https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_html/Phoenix.HTML.Form.html#normalize_value/2) call out that `normalize_value` does something around this. I’m not actually sure why this is necessary (of course not saying that it isn’t I just don’t know) and is something I’ve never encountered before. Probably a cross-platform thing? Would love to know myself!

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