# Initial

You can specify an initial value for a field. The value you set will remain unless a new value comes in.

{% code title="HTML" %}

```markup
<div class="parent">
  <div class="blue">Blue Text</div>
</div>

```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Config" %}

```javascript
{
    "greenText": {
        "selector": ".green",
        "initial": "Default Text"
    } 
}
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Output" %}

```javascript
{
    "greenText": "Default Text" 
}
```

{% endcode %}