Add a description under a question

You can add a line of help text or an example under a question title with Subtext.

1. Open your form in the editor.
2. Hover over the question, then click Edit. A small panel opens next to it.
3. Type your help text or example into Subtext, the row under Label. It updates as you type, so there's no Save button.
4. Click outside the panel to close it. On a phone, tap X.

Respondents see your text below the question title and above the answer box. Each question has one Subtext.

You can use it on every plan. Most question types have it. Rating, Opinion Scale and CAPTCHA don't.

When your form has at least one variable to offer, you can click Insert Variable (@) inside the Subtext box and choose a variable to include an earlier answer.

Subtext is plain text. You can't use bold, italics or color, and a pasted URL won't be clickable.

If you need a link or bold text, add a Text block above the question instead. See Format text in a form.