Title: Email Field
Published: February 20, 2025
Last modified: February 21, 2025

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# Email Field

## In this article

 * [Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/email/?output_format=md#key-features)
 * [Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/email/?output_format=md#settings)

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The Email field provides a specialized input for email addresses. It includes built-
in validation to ensure proper email format and can be configured with custom display
options.

## 󠀁[Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/email/?output_format=md#key-features)󠁿

 * Email format validation
 * Custom placeholder text
 * Prepend/append text options
 * Required field validation
 * Multiple email support

## 󠀁[Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/email/?output_format=md#settings)󠁿

 * Default Value – Set a default email address
 * Placeholder – Custom placeholder text
 * Prepend – Add text before the input
 * Append – Add text after the input

First published

February 20, 2025

Last updated

February 21, 2025

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