Field types
62 field types in eleven categories, and where each one is useful.
Go to forms🗂️ The eleven categories of the field library
"Writing": short text, long text, email, URL, number, decimal and rich text.
"Choices": single choice, multiple choice, dropdown, searchable dropdown, yes / no, segmented buttons and image choice.
"Rating and ranking": star rating, scale, NPS, slider, emoji, ranking, exclusive ranking and quota split.
"Date and time": date, time, date range, date and time, multiple dates, booking and time range — all with the Persian (Jalali) calendar.
"Identity and organization": mobile number, national ID, province / city, department, employee ID, postal address and license plate.
"Payment and orders": amount, IBAN (Sheba), card number and quantity / order.
"Tables and grids": single-choice matrix, multiple-choice matrix, input matrix, star matrix and weekly schedule.
"Files and media": signature, file upload, voice recording and image / video.
"Advanced": repeating table, color picker, QR / barcode scan, map location and GPS location.
"Automatic and system": calculated field, hidden field, dataset lookup (Lookup), read-only, accept the terms and CAPTCHA.
"Page layout": text / image and divider; "Page break" splits the form into multiple pages.
💡 Which field for what
National ID, mobile number, IBAN (Sheba) and card number come with built-in Iranian validation — you don't need to configure anything.
"Image choice" is for when respondents need to see the options rather than read them: designs, colors, layouts.
NPS is the familiar "How likely are you to recommend us to others?" question on a 0 to 10 scale, and it has its own dedicated report.
When you measure several items on a shared scale (such as very little to very much), a matrix both saves space and is faster to fill in.
🎙️ Fieldwork: voice recording and GPS
“Voice recording”: respondents record their answer with the phone or computer microphone, listen back before submitting and re-record if they want. You set the maximum and minimum length (two minutes by default).
“GPS location”: captures the device's current position with accuracy (meters) and time — proof that the interviewer was really on site. The accuracy threshold, automatic capture and moving the point on a map are configurable.
In the form's "Settings" tab, "Capture respondent location" records the location with each response (not as a question), with consent; you see a map on the response, a column in exports and "Where responses were collected" in the reports.
📎 Files: size and retention
In the "File upload" settings, set the allowed file types and "Maximum size (MB)". Your account sets the final limit per file and the total storage: the free account's figures are on the free card of the "Pricing" page, and plans raise them.
Respondents' files (including voice recordings) stay on the server only for a limited time; the bar at the top of the "Responses" tab shows the deletion date, and an email also arrives a few days before it. Signatures are kept.
📐 Field width and mobile
Each field can be full width, half, one third or one quarter. Two half-width fields sit side by side.
On mobile, fields automatically go full width so nothing gets squeezed; use "Width on mobile" to set a separate width and "Show on device" to show a field only on mobile or only on desktop. A hidden field is never treated as required.
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