# Text is added twice

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/text-is-added-twice/33527>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/text-is-added-twice/33527 "2021-11-15T09:34:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/text-is-added-twice/33527/1 "2021-11-15T09:34:27Z")

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in the kill screen, there is a textbox. when you click on it you can type, but the letters you type show up twice. how do i fix this?  
https://openprocessing.org/sketch/1333291/embed/?

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**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/text-is-added-twice/33527/2 "2021-11-15T10:29:25Z")

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in void keyTyped() you have

```auto
		else if (k >= ' ') tbox.txt += str(k);
		tbox.txt += str(k);

```

you could add an else and fix it i believe but i only had a quick glance

```auto
		else if (k >= ' ') tbox.txt += str(k);
		else tbox.txt += str(k);

```