# QTEXTMODE System Variable [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [Q](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/Q/(Q).md) **Function Description:** The QTEXTMODE system variable is used to control how to display text. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 0 | | Range | 0,1 | **System Variable Value:** **0:** turn off quick text mode and display characters **1:** turn on quick text mode and display text frame instead of text --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/Q/QTEXTMODE%20System%20Variable--58f84df7fb07.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/Q/QTEXTMODE%20System%20Variable--58f84df7fb07.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/Q/QTEXTMODE%20System%20Variable--58f84df7fb07.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/Q/QTEXTMODE%20System%20Variable--58f84df7fb07.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/Q/QTEXTMODE%20System%20Variable--58f84df7fb07.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/Q/QTEXTMODE%20System%20Variable--58f84df7fb07.md)