---
title: itemDelimiter
card_id: 101716
---

# itemDelimiter

```
set [the] itemDelimiter to [ph:char]
```

The `itemDelimiter` property sets or retrieves what character HyperCard uses to separate items in a list.

The default delimiter is `comma`. HyperCard resets `itemDelimiter` to the default delimiter at idle.

This property has no effect on comma-delimited structures such as `dateItems`, location (`loc`), or rectangles (`rect`).