SharePoint list formatting issue - multiline text column doesn't show values after formated with JSON

Question

Hi, I am struggling with the simple formatting of the multiline text field (not a rich text field). I want to display the pencil which when you click, opens the item in the edit mode. When I apply the JSON format below values in my column disappear but the pencil is visible and actionable. Can you tell me what am I doing wrong?

{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "div",
  "children": [
    {
      "elmType": "div",
      "txtContent": "@currentField",
      "style": {
        "white-space": "nowrap",
        "overflow": "hidden",
        "text-overflow": "ellipsis"
      },
      "attributes": {
        "iconName": "Edit",
        "class": "sp-field-quickActions"
      },
      "customRowAction": {
        "action": "editProps"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Redirect me with my question if this is not the right forum. Here it is before applying the format:

And here is after applying the format:

Answer 1

Hi @Michal Ziemba ，

The following is the result of my test with the json you provided, everything works fine:

Do you have "append changes to existing text" turned on?

Since we can't reproduce your situation, we need to narrow down the problem and try some things.

1.Whether all SharePoint lists have the same problem? You could create a new SharePoint list to check.

2.Check if the same issue occurs with other SharePoint site collections.

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