# String

Source: https://decapcms.org/docs/widgets/string/ (updated 2025-10-10)


The string widget translates a basic text input to a string value. For larger textarea inputs, use the text widget.

**Name:** `string`

**UI:** text input

**Data type:** string

**Options:**

- `default`: accepts a string; defaults to an empty string

**Example**

```yaml
- {label: "Title", name: "title", widget: "string"}
```

**Result**

![toggle switch](https://decapcms.org/img/widget-string.png)