# Email An email input field with validation **** - Read more: - Source: **** The email field provides the most comfortable way to insert email addresses and has built-in validation for entered addresses.
## Example ```yaml fields: email: label: Email type: email ``` ## Field properties
Name Type Default Description
after mixed null Optional text that will be shown after the input
autocomplete string 'email' Sets the HTML5 autocomplete mode for the input
autofocus bool null Sets the focus on this field when the form loads. Only the first field with this label gets
before mixed null Optional text that will be shown before the input
default mixed null Default value for the field, which will be used when a page/file/user is created
disabled bool null If true, the field is no longer editable and will not be saved
font string null Sets the font family (sans or monospace)
help mixed null Optional help text below the field
icon string 'email' Changes the email icon to something custom
label mixed null The field label can be set as string or associative array with translations
maxlength int null Maximum number of allowed characters
minlength int null Minimum number of required characters
pattern string null A regular expression, which will be used to validate the input
placeholder mixed null Custom placeholder text, when the field is empty.
required bool null If true, the field has to be filled in correctly to be saved.
spellcheck bool false If false, spellcheck will be switched off
translate bool true If false, the field will be disabled in non-default languages and cannot be translated. This is only relevant in multi-language setups.
when mixed null Conditions when the field will be shown (since 3.1.0)
width string '1/1' The width of the field in the field grid, e.g. 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/3, 3/4
## Use in templates: Encode email field output Unlike the email KirbyTag, the email field does not encode your email addresses to prevent misuse by spam bots. If you want to make use of Kirby's built-in email obfuscation, you have several options: ### Using `Html::email()` ```php email()) ?> ``` ### Using `Str::encode()` ```php email()) ?> ``` ### Using `kirbytag()` ```php $page->email(), 'text' => 'Contact us' ]); ?> ```