# Convert text to "preview view" as you type?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-text-to-preview-view-as-you-type/150834>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-text-to-preview-view-as-you-type/150834 "2020-05-08T15:22:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![JQ331](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-text-to-preview-view-as-you-type/150834/8 "2020-05-08T15:55:27Z")

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Maybe with javascript? Could catch the user hitting “bold”, and run a function to make the text in the window bold. I’m not sure that would work, but it seems possible.

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