# Insert a database field into rich text area

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/insert-a-database-field-into-rich-text-area/7264>\
**Category:** Ask Developers\
**Created:** [October 17, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/insert-a-database-field-into-rich-text-area/7264 "2017-10-17T03:29:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![NathanHysl03943](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@NathanHysl03943](https://forums.knack.com/u/NathanHysl03943)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/insert-a-database-field-into-rich-text-area/7264/1 "2017-10-17T03:29:30Z")

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Hello,  
 Wondering if someone can help me adding JavaScript to insert a database field into a Knack Rich Text field.   
 When a user logs in, I'd like personalise the experience to them. eg. "Welcome \<name\>, let's get started".   
 Knack Support Team told me that it's not possible to add database fields to a rich text block, however, it can be done with JavaScript...Can anyone help, please??

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**Author:** ![BradStevens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/bradstevens/32/140_2.png) [@BradStevens](https://forums.knack.com/u/BradStevens)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/insert-a-database-field-into-rich-text-area/7264/2 "2017-10-19T23:17:43Z")

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Try some simple inline HTML in your text formula to snaz it up!

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**Author:** ![NathanHysl03943](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@NathanHysl03943](https://forums.knack.com/u/NathanHysl03943)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/insert-a-database-field-into-rich-text-area/7264/3 "2017-10-19T12:17:28Z")

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Thanks, Brad. That's solved it. The formatting options are quite limited but its a simple way of achieving what I was trying to do.

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**Author:** ![BradStevens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/bradstevens/32/140_2.png) [@BradStevens](https://forums.knack.com/u/BradStevens)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/insert-a-database-field-into-rich-text-area/7264/4 "2017-10-17T03:36:17Z")

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Hi Nathan,

I'm wondering if you need the rich text field at all - are you wanting to display some Welcome text for a user that could be achieved with a text formula?