Masked Text Field

If you want to collect answers in a specific format and allow respondents to use only letters or numbers in some places, then the masked text is there to help you. A masked text field limits how your visitors enter their answers to the given question. This will enable you to eliminate unrelated responses and enhance your online forms. 🎭

How to set up a masked text field

Although this particular form field may seem different from the others, adding it to your forms and adjusting it for your purposes typically takes only about a minute. Let’s take you through the steps and show you how to collect the answers in the way you want:

1. Add a masked field to your online form

2. Decide if you want this question Required for submission

3. Insert a default answer in case the question goes unanswered

4. Add a placeholder to show an example

5. Use @, #, and * symbols to create the pattern you like:

An image demonstrating how the "Masked Text" field can be used, particularly for phone number codes

Thanks to the masked text field, your visitors will only enter numbers for # symbols, letters for @ symbols, and will be able to use both for * symbols.

Enjoy collecting accurate and relevant information all the time with masked texts. Meanwhile, you can also read other articles to learn about forms.app’s awesome form fields!