Text Input Node

Text Input is how a story asks the player to type something, such as a name, nickname, password, or short answer.

Use Insert > Dialogue & Logic > Ask for Text when the story needs text from the player before it can continue.

Properties

Field	What it does
Name	Optional editor-only name for the node.
Prompt	Text shown above the input. Supports variable templates.
Store In Variable	String variable that receives the submitted text.
Placeholder	Faint text shown inside the input before the player types. Supports variable templates.
Max Length	Optional character limit. Must be at least 1 when set.
Next	Node that runs after the player submits text.

Runtime behavior

When the player submits text, VNC stores it in the selected string variable and continues to Next.

At runtime, submitted text is filtered before it enters story state. Local Studio testing may use the unfiltered value when Roblox text filtering is unavailable, so test name-entry flows in a real play session before relying on them.

Example use

Step	Setup
Create a string variable	Add a variable with key playerName.
Add Text Input	Set Prompt to What should I call you?.
Store the answer	Set Store In Variable to playerName.
Use the answer	In a later Dialog node, write Nice to meet you, {playerName}.

Use a string variable

Text Input only stores into string variables. If Properties says no string variables exist, create one before continuing.

Text Input is small, but it can make a route feel personal. Test it anywhere the player’s answer affects later choices or dialog.