# Text
Text questions are used to collect short or long-form free-text input from responders. Common use cases include gathering names, email addresses, or open-ended feedback.
Text question answers are stored as a `string` data type.
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### Long-Text Input
By default, a text question shows a single-line input. To enable multiline responses:
* Select the question.
* Enable **Multiline?** in the settings panel.
* Specify the **minimum** and **maximum number of lines** for the input box.
To customize the dimensions of the input box further (e.g. to create a longer feedback box):
* Open the **Style** tab.
* Toggle **Override default text input style**.
* Apply your desired styling.
#### Limiting Answer Length
To control the length of a responder’s answer:
* Enable **Max length restriction?**
* Choose a limit by **characters** or **words**.
You can also enable **Show remaining count?** to display the number of characters or words remaining as the responder types.
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### Formatting Input with Prefixes and Suffixes
To provide additional context and guide responders on the expected input, you can add:
* A **Prefix** (e.g. `$` or `@`)
* A **Suffix** (e.g. `USD` or `.com`)
These can be configured in the **Settings** menu under **Prefix?** and **Suffix?**.
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### Allowing Multiple Answers
To allow a responder to submit more than one value for a single question:
* Enable **Allow multiple answers** in the settings.
Each new input will be treated as an individual item in an array of string values.
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### Default Answer
Use the **Default answer** setting to prepopulate the text field with a preset value. This value can still be edited by the responder.
#### Using Other Values as Answers
You can dynamically set the value of a Text question by referencing other variables in your flow:
* Enable **Another answer/variable** in the settings.
* Any other data-type-compatible variables will be available to choose (e.g. from a previous question, a calculated variable, or an API response).
This is useful for personalization or autofill behavior (e.g. pulling a first name from a previous step).
#### Constant
To assign a static value to a Text question that never changes:
* Use the **Constant** setting.
This is helpful for storing a fixed value (e.g. an internal tag or a source code) in the answers payload without requiring responder input.
