Question type

Long answer

A multi-line free text field. The only type that brings back the respondent’s own wording instead of the options you wrote.

Available on the free plan

Question type

When to use it

One of these near the end. Two or more in a row visibly hurt completion: writing takes longer than choosing.

Templates that already use it

Question type

What you can set

Fields this block has in the editor, beyond the question text itself:

  • hint inside the empty field
  • answer length limit
  • matrix rows

Every block also has these: whether an answer is required, a description under the title and a small eyebrow line above it.

What lands in the answers

The text exactly as typed.

The inbox shows the answer as it came in; a CSV or XLSX export gives the block one column.

Neighbouring types

These share templates with it most often:

Survey question types

The question type decides what you get back: an opinion or a priority, a fact or a feeling. Here are all the types the ready-made templates are built from, with a note on when to reach for each.

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