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title: Question & content blocks
description: Every block you can add to a Finerlise form, grouped by type, with the slash command to insert it.
icon: blocks
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---

Everything in a Finerlise form is a **block**: a question, a piece of text, an image, a divider. To add one, press `/` and start typing its name. The command next to each block below is what to type.

:::tip[Blocks and components] The slash menu has two groups with the same names. A **block** is a complete question with a title, description and input. A **component** is the bare input alone, which is handy when you want to write the question as normal text above it. :::

## Text questions

| Block | Command | Use it for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Short answer](/blocks/short-and-long-answer) | `/short` | Names, titles, one-line answers. |
| [Long answer](/blocks/short-and-long-answer) | `/long` | Comments, descriptions, feedback. |
| [Email](/blocks/email) | `/email` | Email addresses, validated automatically. |
| [Phone number](/blocks/phone-number) | `/phone` | Phone numbers with a country code picker. |
| [Link](/blocks/link) | `/link` | Website and portfolio URLs. |

## Choices

| Block | Command | Use it for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Multiple choice](/blocks/multiple-choice-and-yes-no) | `/multiple` | Pick exactly one option. |
| [Yes/no](/blocks/multiple-choice-and-yes-no) | `/yes` | A quick yes or no. |
| [Checkboxes](/blocks/checkboxes-and-multi-select) | `/checkbox` | Pick any number of options. |
| [Multi-select](/blocks/checkboxes-and-multi-select) | `/multi` | Pick several options from a compact list. |
| [Dropdown](/blocks/dropdown) | `/dropdown` | Pick from a long list, like countries. |
| [Matrix](/blocks/matrix) | `/matrix` | Rate several items on the same scale. |

## Numbers

| Block | Command | Use it for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Number](/blocks/number) | `/number` | Quantities, ages, budgets. |
| [Calculated](/blocks/calculated-fields) | `/calculated` | A hidden value worked out from other answers, like a score or total. |

## Ratings and ranking

| Block | Command | Use it for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Rating](/blocks/rating) | `/rating` | Stars, hearts or thumbs. |
| [Linear scale](/blocks/linear-scale) | `/scale` | 0–10 scales, like NPS. |
| [Ranking](/blocks/ranking) | `/ranking` | Put options in order of preference. |

## Other questions

| Block | Command | Use it for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [File upload](/blocks/file-upload) | `/file` | CVs, photos, documents. |
| [Date & time](/blocks/date-and-time) | `/date` | Dates, times or both. |
| [Signature](/blocks/signature) | `/signature` | A drawn signature. |
| [Payment](/blocks/payment) | `/payment` | Show a product and price. |
| [Captcha](/blocks/captcha) | `/captcha` | Stop spam bots. |
| [API response](/logic/api-routing) | `/api` | Store a value returned by your server. Enterprise only. |

## Content and layout

| Block | Command | Use it for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Title, headings and text](/blocks/content-blocks) | `/heading`, `/text` | Section titles, instructions, legal text. |
| [Image](/blocks/content-blocks) | `/image` | Pictures and illustrations. |
| [Divider](/blocks/content-blocks) | `/divider` | Separate sections visually. |
| [Video](/blocks/video-embeds) | `/video` | Embed a YouTube video. |
| [2 columns, 3 columns](/get-started/column-layout) | `/columns` | Put blocks side by side. |
| [New page](/get-started/multi-page-forms) | `/page` | Start a new page. |
| [Conditional logic](/logic/conditional-logic) | `/logic` | Open the logic editor. |

![The block menu, opened with /](/blume-assets/content/docs/blocks/images/block-menu.png)

Prefer browsing? Click the **+** next to any block, or **View all** in the block bar, to open the block library.

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