# What is a Question Type?

Question types are the building blocks of your WhatsForm. They can be seen in
the builder as follows:





Here is a brief overview of each question type:

Question Type

Purpose

Text Input [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1020-text-input-question]

Used to accept plain text answers.

Multiple Choice
[https://whatsform.com/help/article/1039-multiple-choice-question]

Used to accept one answer among multiple options.

Checkboxes [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1040-checkbox-question]

Used to accept multiple answers among multiple options.

Dropdown [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1041-dropdown-question]

Shows options as list and one answer can be selected from the list.

Rating [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1042-rating-question]

A 5 star rating question used to collect feedback.

Date [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1043-date-question]

Used to accept date or date & time input.

File upload [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1044-file-upload-question]

Allows files to be uploaded to WhatsForm.

Email [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1045-email-question]

Used to accept email address input.

Phone [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1046-phone-question]

Used to accept phone number input.

Title [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1047-title-component]

Used to show a heading. Doesn’t accept answers.

Image [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1048-image-component]

Used to show an image. Doesn’t accept answers.

Video [https://whatsform.com/help/article/1049-video-component]

Used to show a video. Doesn’t accept answers.