# Text - Variable widget - Expression as input **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Suggestions\ **Tags:** expression, text\ **Created:** [April 30, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/text-variable-widget-expression-as-input/11341 "2024-04-30T09:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kefl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/kefl/32/6822_2.png) [@kefl](https://community.tulip.co/u/kefl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/text-variable-widget-expression-as-input/11341/1 "2024-04-30T09:54:38Z")
Hello, The current way to display a variable (i.e. number) into a text (work instruction) is to either: -Have predetermined space for the variable in the text and put a variable widget on top of the text. The variable value will update in real time. -Have the text and variable stored into a text variable with Data manipulation and Expression (concatenate). The variable value will only be updated if the data manipulation is triggered. Would it be possible to have a native text display widget with “Expression” as input and that would refresh its content any time one of the value in the expression has changed? Kind Regards, Kevin ---
**Author:** ![pete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/pete/32/5653_2.png) [@pete](https://community.tulip.co/u/pete)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/text-variable-widget-expression-as-input/11341/2 "2024-05-02T16:05:59Z")
@kefl Thanks for the suggestion. We agree that this would be useful and will use this as input into our planning. ---
**Author:** ![thorsten.langner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@thorsten.langner](https://community.tulip.co/u/thorsten.langner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/text-variable-widget-expression-as-input/11341/3 "2024-05-03T07:55:05Z")
In fact that would be a great feature 🤩