Placeholder Text
You have the option to provide placeholder text, offering a brief hint or example to guide respondents on the expected input. This aids clarity and encourages accurate responses.
Character Limit
The field can be configured with a specified character limit, ensuring that responses remain within a defined range.
Range: 0 - 255 characters
Initial Value
Provide the initial value to be displayed when the form loads. This allows you to prefill the field with default content, streamlining the data entry process for respondents.
Go to the Properties of the Single Line field.
Under Input Type, select Custom Entry Format from the dropdown.
Under Entry Format, enter the format in which you wish to receive the responses using the below denotations:
W | Uppercase letters |
w | Lowercase letters |
L | Any letters (case insensitive) |
d | Digits |
* | Alphanumeric characters |
@ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ + = \ | : ' " , . / Space | Special characters |
\W denotes the alphabet W\w denotes the alphabet w\L denotes the alphabet L\d denotes the alphabet d\* denotes the character *\\ denotes the character \
Check out the following examples to understand better:
If you wish to collect driver's license number with one alphabet followed by 12 numbers (Eg: S-514-778-616-977), you must enter the pattern as follows in the Single Line field Properties:
W-ddd-ddd-ddd-ddd


Alternatively, you can generate a format in which you wish to receive the field input. To do so,
Click the Generate Format option in the right corner of Entry Format under Properties.

Note: If you wish to have a static content in the format, you must enclose the content in curly braces {}.
Click Generate.
Click Use Format to use the generated format under Entry Format.
You can customize the default error message Entry does not match the required format under Settings > Custom Messages > Field Validation Messages to help your respondents enter the response in the required format.
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