# is_text · FT4 Rell API · Chromia Docs (concept)

> function is_ text(gtv: gtv): boolean Used to check if a gtv value is encoding a text Parameters gtv — the value to check

Source: https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-rell/-f-t4-library/lib.ft4.utils/is_text/

FUNCTION

# is\_text

```signature
function is_text(gtv: gtv): boolean
```

[Source](https://gitlab.com/chromaway/ft4-lib/-/blob/development/rell/src/lib/ft4/utils/utils.rell#lines-239)

Used to check if a gtv value is encoding a `text`

**Parameters**

* **gtv** — the value to check

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