nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/070.fields/040.field-types/010.text-based/030.email.md

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Email	This article explains how to create & work with an Email field.	[Fields Field types Text based types Email]	[Fields Field types Text based types Email Create email field]

Email field is text based field custom-built for storing E-mail IDs. It is a special type of Single line text field with

• Optional validation for Email ID
• Cell display as clickable link

Create an Email field

1. Click on + icon to the right of Fields header
2. On the dropdown modal, enter the field name (Optional).
3. Select the field type as Email from the dropdown.
4. Enable validation by toggling the Validate Email checkbox (Optional).
5. Set default value for the field (Optional).
6. Click on Save Field button.

:::note

• Specify default value without quotes.
• Validation only ensures that the value entered is a valid email ID. It does not check if the email ID exists. :::

Similar text based fields

Following are the other text based fields available in NocoDB, custom-built for specific use cases.

• Single line text
• Long text
• URL
• Phone