text boxes

Digital entry areas

Text boxes are rectangular areas in a document or interface where users can enter or edit text.

In word processors and design software, text boxes contain text that can be positioned independently from the main document flow.

In forms and dialog boxes, text boxes are input fields: Enter your email in the text box below.

The singular is text box.

UI

form field

dropdown · checkbox · radio button · submit · label · focus · border · padding · margin · disabled

input

typing

Entering text via keyboard

copy · cut · backspace · delete · enter · tab · undo · redo · autocorrect · spellcheck

forms

registration

Formal recording of participation

  • loginAuthentication act or screen
  • signupAct of enrolling
  • contactCommunication or physical touch

survey · checkout · search bar · comment · username · password · email · address · phone number · feedback

storage

cardboard

Rigid paper for containers

packing · moving · archive · stackable · crate · carton · bin · warehouse · flatpack · recycling

Categories
Opposites
input method type

text boxesdropdown menus

Expandable selection interfaces

dropdown lists · radio buttons · checkboxes · toggle switches · sliders

content editability

text boxeslabels

Identifying markers attached to items

captions · headings · plain text

Family

text, box, texts, boxes, textual, textually, textile, textiles, context

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G