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@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ For `x-cloak` to work however, you must add the following CSS to the page.
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[x-cloak] { display: none !important; }
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```
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-Now, the following example will hide the `<span>` tag until Alpine has set its text content to the `message` property.
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+The following example will hide the `<span>` tag until its `x-show` is specifically set to true, preventing any "blip" of the hidden element onto screen as Alpine loads.
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+```alpine
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+<span x-cloak x-show="false">This will not 'blip' onto screen at any point</span>
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+```
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+`x-cloak` doesn't just work on elements hidden by `x-show` or `x-if`: it also ensures that elements containing data are hidden until the data is correctly set. The following example will hide the `<span>` tag until Alpine has set its text content to the `message` property.
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```alpine
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<span x-cloak x-text="message"></span>
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@@ -23,6 +29,8 @@ Now, the following example will hide the `<span>` tag until Alpine has set its t
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When Alpine loads on the page, it removes all `x-cloak` property from the element, which also removes the `display: none;` applied by CSS, therefore showing the element.
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+## Alternative to global syntax
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If you'd like to achieve this same behavior, but avoid having to include a global style, you can use the following cool, but admittedly odd trick:
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```alpine
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