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---
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title: 'URL'
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description: 'This article explains how to create & work with an URL field.'
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tags: ['Fields', 'Field types', 'Text based types', 'URL']
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keywords: ['Fields', 'Field types', 'Text based types', 'URL', 'Create URL field']
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---
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`URL` field is text based field custom-built for storing URLs. It is a special type of `Single line text` field with
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- Optional validation for URL
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- Cell display as clickable link
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## Create an `URL` field
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1. Click on `+` icon to the right of `Fields header`
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2. On the dropdown modal, enter the field name (Optional).
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3. Select the field type as `URL` from the dropdown.
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4. Enable validation by toggling the `Validate URL` checkbox (Optional).
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5. Set default value for the field (Optional).
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6. Click on `Save Field` button.
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:::note
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- Specify default value without quotes.
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- Validation only ensures that the value entered is a valid URL. It does not check if the URL exists.
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:::
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## Similar text based fields
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Following are the other text based fields available in NocoDB, custom-built for specific use cases.
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- [Single line text](010.single-line-text.md)
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- [Long text](020.long-text.md)
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- [Email](030.email.md)
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- [Phone](040.phonenumber.md)
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