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# showCharacterNameInLineView

Field in [LineView](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview.md)

## Summary

Controls whether the [lineText](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview/yarn.unity.lineview.linetext.md) object will show the character name present in the line or not.

```csharp
public bool showCharacterNameInLineView = true;
```

## Remarks

{% hint style="info" %}
This value is only used if [characterNameText](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview/yarn.unity.lineview.characternametext.md) is `null`.
{% endhint %}

If this value is `true`, any character names present in a line will be shown in the [lineText](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview/yarn.unity.lineview.linetext.md) object.

If this value is `false`, character names will not be shown in the [lineText](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview/yarn.unity.lineview.linetext.md) object.