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title: "tcaDescription"
manual: "TCA Reference"
version: "14.3"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tca:tca-property-fieldinformation-tcadescription-examples-renderdescription@14.3"
source: "ColumnsConfig/CommonProperties/FieldInformation/TcaDescription.rst"
rendered: "2026-10-01T16:42:39+00:00"
---

# tcaDescription {#tca-property-fieldinformation-tcadescription-examples-renderdescription}

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The TcaDescription field information render type has been deprecated.
Field descriptions configured via ['columns']['my_field']['description']
are now rendered automatically next to the field label.Remove any explicit tcaDescription field information configuration from
TCA when dropping TYPO3 13.4 support.

-   **tcaDescription**

    -   *Type:* array
    -   *TCA path:* $GLOBALS\['TCA'\]\[$table\]\['columns'\]\[$field\]\['config'\]\['fieldInformation'\]\['tcaDescription'\]
    -   *Scope:* Display

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