edit input format in custom field - sales order

edit input format in custom field - sales order

hi, I want to integrate a custom field (multi line text box) in our sales order. It needs to show upper case and lower case letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens and "/". What do I need to put in the custom format to configure these signs?

Thanks, Tina

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