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metadata:
- name: generator
content: Diplodoc Platform v5.50.6
alternate:
- https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/blocks-ref/long-text.md
- https://yandex.ru/support/forms/ru/blocks-ref/long-text.md
---
> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/llms.txt
# Long text
To answer this question, you can enter any long text. For example, a review or description of a problem.
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## Question {#question}
Enter your question.
- To add a comment or hint to a question, click **Add explanation**. The text of a comment is displayed using a smaller font size.
To format the text of a question or comment, use [Markdown markup](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/appearance.md#text-formatting).
- To add an image to the question, click **Add image**.
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To make sure that a question is pre-filled when the form is opened, click **Add default value** and enter the value.
* To make a question required, turn on the  **Required** option in the top right corner of the block.
Required questions are marked with an asterisk (*) in the form. If a user skips a required question, they won't be able to submit the form.
* To show or hide a question based on previous answers, click **Display conditions** in the top right corner of the block. For more information, see [Configure display conditions for questions or pages](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/add-questions.md#conditions).
* To use a question for a test or quiz, click **Score** under **Answer**.
- Specify the correct answer (case-sensitive).
- Specify how many points users should get for answering correctly.
For more information, see [Conducting a test](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/tests.md).
## Settings {#settings}
To reveal additional question settings, click **Show settings** at the top of the question block. To hide the settings, click the icon again.
#### Limit the number of characters in an answer {#param-symbol-max}
Set the minimum and maximum answer length.
#### Validation {#validate-text}
The validator checks whether the answer meets the specified format. By default, validation is disabled for this question.
For more information, see [Validating an answer](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/option-validation.md).
#### Questions IDs {#id}
Use the question ID to [prefill the form](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/pre-fill.md).
Question IDs may contain capital and lowercase Latin letters, numbers, `-` and `_` characters. Make sure all questions in the same form have unique IDs.
#### Hide question {#hidden}
Enable this option to hide a question in the form. You can use hidden questions to [pass service or auxiliary parameters](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/pre-fill.md#hidden-query).
{% note warning "" %}
Don't select both the **Hide question** and **Required** options at the same time. Otherwise, users won't be able to submit the form.
{% endnote %}