# AsText
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The **`AsText()`** returns a rich text as plain text, including all HTML tags as normal and visible text.
This function is NOT SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our [documentation](https://docs.wem.io/platform/~/changes/y5gAfiyi2fILzrLzUUHj/wemreference/sql-compatibility).
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Returns a text that includes all HTML tags as normal text.\
Returns **`Invalid expression`** if one of the parameter values is unknown, or when the input text is not a rich text.
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### Syntax
AsText(text)
`AsText(RichText("Welcome"))` \
*=> "\\Welcome\\"*
`AsText("Welcome")`\
\&#xNAN;*=> "Welcome"*
`AsText()`\
\&#xNAN;*=> Invalid expression*
### Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description | Required? |
|---|
text | text | ☑️ | a HTML text | yes |