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

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Phone Number	This article explains how to create & work with a Phone number field.	[Fields Field types Text based types Phone number]	[Fields Field types Text based types Phone number Create phone number field]

Phone number field is text based field that allows you to store phone numbers. It also allows you to validate the phone number.

Create a Phone number 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 Phonenumber from the dropdown.
4. Enable validation by toggling the Validate Phonenumber 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 phone number. It does not check if the phone number 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
• Email