On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 9:21:27 PM UTC-7, Peter Buyze wrote:
>
> I tried to use the syntax *<$text text={{!!surname}} />* in a text box, 
> replacing "surname" with McLeod, but in the Read mode nothing is rendered.
>

The {{!!...}} syntax is for using the value of a field from the current 
tiddler.

For literal text, use double-quotes, like this:
<$text text="McLeod" />

Note that for this specific case, it is much simpler to use a leading ~ 
(tilde), like this:
~McLeod

enjoy,
-e

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