text field

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A text field is a box in a user interface where you can type information.

Forms contain text fields for entering names, addresses, passwords, and search queries.

The term distinguishes editable input areas from static text or other interface elements like checkboxes and dropdown menus: Click in the text field and enter your email.

Related
  • inputData received for processing
  • input boxArea for entering data
  • cursorOn-screen position indicator
  • boxLidded storage container
  • typingEntering text via keyboard

type here · form · placeholder · blank · entry · fill in the blank · textarea · single line · keyboard · user input · submit · focus · click · character · character limit · string · editable · password

Categories
Opposites
input type

text fielddropdown

Expandable selection menu

dropdown menu · radio buttons · checkbox · toggle switch · picker

display vs input

text fieldlabel

Identifying attachment or marker

caption · heading · span · paragraph · image

Family

text, field, texts, textual, textually, texture, textured, texturing, textile

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G