Survey question types | Civio Engage Knowledge Base [ ![Civio Knowledge Base](/civio-light.svg) ](https://nginx.deploy-lagoon-production.civio-engage-docs.dh1.amazee.io) [Articles](/articles) [Releases](/releases) [Home](/) [Knowledge base](/articles) [🗳️ Participation tools](/articles?category=13) Survey question types ===================== Updated 3 weeks ago Search Go When adding your survey questions, you have the option to select between different survey input types: **Input type****Description**Text short This is an open-ended survey question type, with a basic text field. This question type is suitable for short responses, and has a maximum character count of 255.Text long This is an open-ended question type, allowing respondents to type their answer into a long text field where a large amount of text can be inputted. Comment text This is an open-ended question type, allowing respondents to type their answer into a comment box. This question type is similar to long text, but provides a more advanced Rich Content text input for comments.Email Validated email address field.Phone Validated phone number field.URL Validated website URL field.Checkboxes Checkboxes are multiple choice questions, and allow respondents to check one or more predefined options, with an optional “Other“ choice that allows for a custom text input.Rank A ranking question asks respondents to order a list of options by way of preference. Respondents can easily drag and drop the different options. Radios Radios are single response questions where respondents can select only one pre-defined option, with an optional “Other“ choice that allows for a custom text input.Media selectionMedia selection enables survey creators to add an interactive visual input where respondents can choose between single or multi-image selection, enabling feedback on visual scenarios.Drop-down A drop-down question is an easy way to display a long list of multiple choice answers without overwhelming your respondents. You provide the respondents a scrollable list of answers to choose from. Users can select multiple pre-defined options. Likert scaleA Likert scale are “do you agree or “disagree questions in relation to a certain statement. The Likert scale gives the respondent a range of options to indicate their agreement or disagreement.Date and timeField where respondents enter a validated date and time.Date only Field where respondents enter a validated date.Time Field where respondents enter a validated time.Number input Field where respondents can enter a validated numerical response such as postal codes, dollar values, age.Number slider The number slider gives the respondent the chance to select a number within a range. Rating A rating question gives the ability to rate with stars, hearts, or thumbs up.Upload An upload field provides the ability to upload one or more files. The following file types are allowed: pdf, doc, docx, txt, xls, xlsx, rtf, png, gif, jpg, mp3, m4a.Image An image field provides the ability to upload one or more images. The following file types are allowed: png, gif, jpg. Rich Text This field allows survey editors to freely add a block of text with rich text tools or an image in between the survey questions.Make a Checkbox question required --------------------------------- Checkboxes don't use the standard **Answer Required?** toggle. Instead, open the **Advanced settings** for the Checkbox question and set the **Minimum** value to at least **1**. Because a Checkbox question can offer many options, the minimum value also lets you control how many options a respondent must select. For example, if you have 5 checkboxes, setting the minimum to 4 means a respondent must tick any 4 of the 5 options. Click [here](/articles/9183117053839-When-to-use-which-survey-question-type) for more guidance on when to use which question type. [ Back to articles ](/articles) Table of contents ----------------- © 2026 [Civio](https://civ.io) [Privacy Policy](/articles/privacy-policy) [Terms of Use](/articles/terms-of-use)