# Using backspace in search (when adding new tags) removes existing tags from topic
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-backspace-in-search-when-adding-new-tags-removes-existing-tags-from-topic/146699
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [April 3, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-backspace-in-search-when-adding-new-tags-removes-existing-tags-from-topic/146699 "2020-04-03T13:24:33Z")
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### Author:  [@imagejan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/imagejan)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-backspace-in-search-when-adding-new-tags-removes-existing-tags-from-topic/146699/1 "2020-04-03T13:24:34Z")
Hi all,
when trying to add tags to an existing topic, it often happens to me that I accidentally delete tags from that topic, just because I want to correct a typo when searching for the tag name.
It seems that the first time hitting ⟵ Backspace will delete the last typed letter, but then the latest tag is highlighted, and when you press ⟵ Backspace again, that tag gets removed. I find that behavior rather annoying.
Is anyone else seeing this as well?
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-backspace-in-search-when-adding-new-tags-removes-existing-tags-from-topic/146699/3 "2020-04-03T13:28:27Z")
Yes agreed I should tweak this, will make this happen only if input is empty.
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-backspace-in-search-when-adding-new-tags-removes-existing-tags-from-topic/146699/4 "2020-04-03T14:28:13Z")
That will do it:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/883901e4c0bc293463d15fdcacde1c80707ca2cb](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/883901e4c0bc293463d15fdcacde1c80707ca2cb)
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-backspace-in-search-when-adding-new-tags-removes-existing-tags-from-topic/146699/5 "2020-04-03T14:28:16Z")