# Formula to check if the description field (rich text) is empty or not?

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/formula-to-check-if-the-description-field-rich-text-is-empty-or-not/1162>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [November 12, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/formula-to-check-if-the-description-field-rich-text-is-empty-or-not/1162 "2020-11-12T13:01:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dimitri\_S](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/dimitri_s/32/1683_2.png) [@Dimitri\_S](https://community.fibery.io/u/Dimitri_S)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/formula-to-check-if-the-description-field-rich-text-is-empty-or-not/1162/9 "2022-08-05T14:51:07Z")

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If you come across this post only to find out that `IsEmpty(Description)` does not work, please vote and voice your need here:

> [@Allow Rules/Formula Involving Rich-Text Fields](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-rules-formula-involving-rich-text-fields/2108):
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> Is this possible? #1 (Rule): If a rich-text field is not empty, then a checkbox’s value becomes ‘True’ #2 (Rule): If a rich-text field is not empty, copy the first few words to a text field Use-case: I just want to know if any of the rich-text fields are populated without having to click on the entity

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