# Form field types **By default, the field type of form field is `text`, resulting in an HTML `` element. You can override this type by setting a new `field_type` in the system.** ```xml textarea ``` ## Existing field types By default, the following field types are present: - `view` (to only display the text value) - `input` (or `text`) (default) - `textarea` - `date` - `datetime` - `number` - `select` - `switch` - `from_to` - `product_id` If you are not adding `field_type`, it defaults to `input`. ## Adding a custom field type New field types can be created by adding a DI type (`etc/di.xml`): ```xml YireoTraining\LokiAdmin\Form\Field\FieldType\Foobar ``` The new class needs to implement the interface `Loki\AdminComponents\Form\Field\FieldTypeInterface`: ```php