Built-in field types

These are the custom field types Craft ships with — what content modelers pick from in Settings → Fields, and what a plugin’s field extends. Each has a class under craft\fields\, a designer icon, and produces an input built from the form macros above. Grouped here by what they capture.

Text & data

Field type	Class	Stores / renders
Plain Text	fields\PlainText	Single- or multi-line text; optional char limit
Number	fields\Number	Numeric value with min/max, decimals, prefix/suffix
Money	fields\Money	Currency amount (uses the money field)
Range	fields\Range	Slider between a min and max
Email	fields\Email	Validated email address
URL	fields\Url	Validated URL
Link	fields\Link	URL, email, phone, or a related element as a link
Color	fields\Color	Hex color via the color picker
Icon	fields\Icon	An icon chosen from Craft’s icon set
JSON	fields\Json	Raw JSON in a code editor

Options

Fields where authors pick from a predefined set. These map directly onto the checkbox / radio, select, and lightswitch components.

Field type	Class	Input
Dropdown	fields\Dropdown	Single-select menu
Multi-select	fields\MultiSelect	Multi-value menu
Checkboxes	fields\Checkboxes	Checkbox group (many values)
Radio Buttons	fields\RadioButtons	Radio group (one value)
Button Group	fields\ButtonGroup	Segmented control of icons/labels
Country	fields\Country	Country picker
Lightswitch	fields\Lightswitch	On/off boolean

Date & time

Field type	Class	Stores
Date	fields\Date	Date, or date & time, with timezone handling
Time	fields\Time	Time of day

Relations

Fields that relate the element to other elements, rendered with the element-select / chip UI.

Field type	Class	Relates to
Entries	fields\Entries	Other entries
Assets	fields\Assets	Files in volumes
Categories	fields\Categories	Categories in a group
Tags	fields\Tags	Tags in a group
Users	fields\Users	User accounts
Addresses	fields\Addresses	Nested address elements

Nested content

Fields that contain their own fields — the backbone of flexible content modeling.

Field type	Class	Structure
Table	fields\Table	Rows & typed columns (uses editable table)
Matrix	fields\Matrix	Repeatable blocks, each with its own field layout
Content Block	fields\ContentBlock	A single inline group of nested fields

Note

Building your own. A custom field extends craft\base\Field (or ElementRelationFieldType for a relation). Implement displayName(), icon(), getInputHtml() — where you call the form macros or Cp helpers to render the control — and getSettingsHtml() for its configuration screen. Register it with the Fields::EVENT_REGISTER_FIELD_TYPES event, and it appears in the Fields dropdown alongside the built-ins above.

Note

Not built in. A few common field types live in first-party plugins rather than core — notably CKEditor (rich text) and Vizy-style builders. If your plugin depends on rich text, require the CKEditor plugin rather than assuming it’s present.