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Field Types
Pick the type that makes the answer easy to give and easy to use.
The type controls what the person sees and what you get back. Choosing well means fewer bad answers to clean up later.
Text
- String — a single line. Names, job titles, short answers.
- Text — a multi-line box. Descriptions, notes, “tell us about the project”.
Contact
- Email — validates the format, so you do not collect an address you cannot reply to.
- Phone — formats as it is typed.
- URL — for a website or a link. Give it a placeholder of https:// so people paste the whole address.
Numbers and money
- Number — quantities, counts, sizes.
- Money — formats as currency while typing.
Choices
- Single select — one answer from a list.
- Multi select — several answers from a list.
- Radio group — one answer, all options visible at once. Better than a dropdown for three or four choices.
- Boolean — a checkbox, for yes or no.
- Toggle — a switch, for an on-or-off setting.
A list of options beats a text box whenever you already know the answers. It is faster for them and it means you get “Saturday” rather than “sat or sun works, maybe fri”.
Dates and times
- Date, Time and Date & Time — all use a picker, so you never receive an ambiguous date.
Rich types
- File upload — photos, documents, a picture of the broken thing.
- Signature — a drawn signature, for waivers and consent.
- Rating and Scale — for feedback.
- Captcha — where a public form is attracting spam.
Layout
- Form header — a heading, optionally with a divider, to break a long step into readable parts.