# Multi-Line Textbox Field

### About this export

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **content_type** | lesson |
| **platform** | contentstack-academy |
| **source_url** | https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/contentstack-end-user-training-eut-/multi-line-textbox-field |
| **course_slug** | contentstack-end-user-training-eut- |
| **lesson_slug** | multi-line-textbox-field |
| **markdown_file_url** | /academy/md/courses/contentstack-end-user-training-eut-/multi-line-textbox-field.md |
| **generated_at** | 2026-05-28T12:30:01.622Z |

> Part of **[Contentstack End User Training (EUT)](https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/contentstack-end-user-training-eut-)** on Contentstack Academy. **Academy MD v3** — structured for retrieval; no quiz or assessment keys.

<!-- ai_metadata: {"lesson_id":"08","type":"text","duration_minutes":1,"topics":["Multi","Line","Textbox","Field"]} -->

#### Lesson text

The **Multi-Line Textbox** field enables users to enter the multi-line arbitrary text as content. When you add this field in the content type, it displays a text area on the entry page to enter a large chunk of data.

This field does not provide any formatting options but does provide line breaks.

  

![CSendUserTraining\_L8\_img-1.png](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/bltea7a963ad5527e5a/67ddc16d2d0b983fc5fd0a40/CSendUserTraining_L8_img-1.png)

# **Understanding with an example**

*   You can use a Multi-Line Textbox field to capture the entire address in one go with line breaks, for example, an Author’s Address.
    

This field has specific properties you can change anytime per your needs.

The properties that can be modified are:

*   **Basic**
    
    *   **Display Name**
        
    *   **Unique ID**
        
    *   **Placeholder Value**
        
    *   **Instruction Value**
        
    *   **Help Text**
        
    *   **Number of Characters**
        
    *   **Validation (Regex)**
        
    *   **Validation Error Message**
        
    *   **Default Value**
        
    *   **Options**
        
        *   **Mandatory**
            
        *   **Unique**
            
        *   **Multiple**
            
        *   **Non-localizable**
            
        
    

**Quick Tips**:  
Use this field if you don’t need any text formatting options but require multiple lines of text such as a paragraph description.

# **Further Reading**

*   [About Multi-Line Text Box Fields](https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-content-types/multi-line-textbox/)

#### Key takeaways

- Connect **Multi-Line Textbox Field** back to your stack configuration before moving to the next module.
- Capture one concrete artifact (screenshot, Postman call, or code snippet) that proves the step works in your environment.
- Re-read the delivery versus management boundary for anything you changed in the entry model.

## Supplement for indexing

### Content summary

Multi-Line Textbox Field. The Multi-Line Textbox field enables users to enter the multi-line arbitrary text as content. When you add this field in the content type, it displays a text area on the entry page to enter a large chunk of data. This field does not provide any formatting options but does provide line breaks. ! CSendUserTraining\ L8\ img-1.png (https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/bltea7a963ad5527e5a/67ddc16d2d0b983fc5fd0a40/CSendUserTraining L8 img-1.png) Understanding with an example You can use a Multi-Line Textbox field to capture the entire address in one go with line breaks, for example, an Author’s Address. This field has specific properties you can change anytime per your need

### Retrieval tags

- Multi
- Line
- Textbox
- Field
- contentstack-end-user-training-eut-
- lesson 08
- Multi-Line Textbox Field
- contentstack-end-user-training-eut- lesson

### Indexing notes

Index this lesson as a primary chunk tagged with lesson_id "08" and topics: [Multi, Line, Textbox, Field].
Parent course slug: contentstack-end-user-training-eut-. Use asset_references URLs as thumbnail hints in search results when present.
Never surface LMS quiz content or assessment answers from this file.

### Asset references

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| CSendUserTraining\_L8\_img-1.png | `https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/bltea7a963ad5527e5a/67ddc16d2d0b983fc5fd0a40/CSendUserTraining_L8_img-1.png` |

### External links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| Contentstack Academy home | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/` |
| Training instance setup | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/training-instance` |
| Academy playground (GitHub) | `https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-academy-playground` |
| Contentstack documentation | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/` |
| CSendUserTraining\_L8\_img-1.png | `https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/bltea7a963ad5527e5a/67ddc16d2d0b983fc5fd0a40/CSendUserTraining_L8_img-1.png` |
| About Multi-Line Text Box Fields | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-content-types/multi-line-textbox/` |