> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.custral.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Text

> Free-form short text.

## Overview

The default short-text property. Pick this when there is no more specific text type that applies (use Email, Phone, URL, etc. when they fit).

## Configuration

| Setting        | What it does                                          |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Placeholder    | Hint text shown in the input when the field is empty. |
| Maximum length | Caps how many characters can be entered.              |

## What it stores

A single line of free-form text.

## Filtering

Equals, does not equal, contains, does not contain, starts with, ends with, is empty, is not empty.

## Examples

Use Text for free-form names, codes, internal references. Anything that doesn't have a more specific shape.

## See also

* [Text property types](/data/properties/text/overview): the full set of text-shaped types.
* [ID](/data/properties/text/id): when the value should be unique within the object.


## Related topics

- [Long Text](/data/properties/text/long-text.md)
- [Overview](/data/properties/text/overview.md)
- [Presentation Themes](/blocks/presentations/themes.md)
- [GitHub](/integrations/github.md)
- [Label](/blocks/embedded/label.md)