All question types
KyraForm has 26 question types. Pick one from Add a question on the canvas. To change an existing question’s type, use the type menu in its editor’s footer.
Every type has the common settings: Field label, Description, Required, Field width, an optional image or video, and the Advanced tab for logic and calculations. The pages below cover what’s specific to each type.
| Type | Collects | Group | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text Input | A single line of text | Basic | Basic inputs |
| Long Text | Several lines of text | Basic | Basic inputs |
| An email address, checked for format | Basic | Basic inputs | |
| Phone | A phone number with country code | Basic | Basic inputs |
| Address | A postal address in parts | Basic | Basic inputs |
| Number | A number | Basic | Basic inputs |
| Dropdown | One option from a dropdown list | Choice | Choice |
| Radio Buttons | One option from a visible list | Choice | Choice |
| Checkboxes | One or more options from a visible list | Choice | Choice |
| Multi-Select | Several options from a dropdown list | Choice | Choice |
| Image choice | One or more pictures | Choice | Choice |
| Date Picker | A date | Date & time | Date & time |
| Time Picker | A time of day | Date & time | Date & time |
| Appointment booking | A bookable time slot | Date & time | Date & time |
| File Upload | One or more files | Upload & sign | Upload & sign |
| Signature | A drawn signature | Upload & sign | Upload & sign |
| Rating | 1 to 5 stars | More | More |
| Table Grid | Rows and columns of answers | More | More |
| Custom HTML | Nothing: shows formatted content | More | More |
| Display Value | Nothing: shows a calculated value | More | More |
| Hidden field | A value from the form link | More | More |
| Rating 0–10 (NPS) | Likelihood to recommend | Survey | Survey |
| Satisfaction rating (CSAT) | A satisfaction score | Survey | Survey |
| Ease rating (CES) | How easy something was | Survey | Survey |
| Agreement scale (Likert) | Agreement with several statements | Survey | Survey |
| Ranking | Items in order of preference | Survey | Survey |
Survey types appear in the picker on Survey forms. See Form types.
Choosing the right type
Section titled “Choosing the right type”| You want… | Use |
|---|---|
| One answer, up to about 6 options | Radio Buttons: every option is visible at once |
| One answer from a long list (countries, branches) | Dropdown |
| Any number of answers, short list | Checkboxes |
| Any number of answers, long list | Multi-Select |
| People to pick products, designs or photos | Image choice |
| Several similar rows of data (education, family members, line items) | Table Grid |
| A total or price shown while people fill the form | Display Value with a variable |
| To record where people came from without asking | Hidden field |
| Customer loyalty | Rating 0–10 (NPS) |