# Writing null values to a tag

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-null-values-to-a-tag/2569>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 27, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-null-values-to-a-tag/2569 "2011-01-27T22:03:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![PenCapBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9bcb4/32.png) [@PenCapBlue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PenCapBlue)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-null-values-to-a-tag/2569/1 "2011-01-27T22:03:12Z")

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Is it possible to write the value null to a DB tag via an ignition component?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-null-values-to-a-tag/2569/2 "2011-01-27T22:35:02Z")

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No, tags can have null values but you cannot write a null value to the tag.