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Questionnaire Links: Building Forms with TinyX

TinyX lets you create shareable form links using simple Markdown. No form builder to learn — just write your questions in plain text and TinyX renders them as a clean, submittable form.

Creating a Questionnaire

Go to Links and click New Link
Select Questionnaire as the link type
Write your questions in the Form content field using Markdown (see syntax below)
Optionally set a password, response limit, or expiry
Click Create Link

Writing Your Questions

Use standard Markdown. TinyX interprets headings, paragraphs, and input markers to build the form fields.

Basic Example

# Section: Title          

Plain text                

* Text              
Text [text]
> Help text         

* Email [email]           
* Long [long]           
* Number [number]          
* Date [date]           

* Choice [choice]         
- Option 1
- Option 2

* Multi [multi]          
- Option A
- Option B

* Field [dropdown]        
- Option X
- Option Y

Supported Input Types

Marker	Field type
`[text]`	Single-line text input
`[email]`	Email address (validated)
`[long]`	Multi-line text area
`[number]`	Numeric input
`[multi]`	Multiple selection
`[choice]`	Single selection
`[dropbown]`	Drop down selection

Headings (#) above an input marker become the field label. Body text above an input adds a description below the label.

Viewing Responses

Go to Links and find your questionnaire
Click the Responses tab

You'll see a list of all submissions with timestamps. Click any response to view the full answers.

Exporting Responses

On the Responses view, click Export CSV to download all responses as a spreadsheet-compatible CSV file. Columns map to your form fields.

Limiting Responses

If you want to cap how many responses you collect (e.g. for limited spots at an event):

Edit the questionnaire link
Set a Max responses limit

Once the limit is reached, new visitors see a "This form is no longer accepting responses" message.

Adding a Password

You can require a password before someone can view and submit the form — useful for internal forms or invite-only surveys.

Tips

Keep forms short. Completion rates drop sharply with long forms. Aim for under 8 fields where possible.

Use a clear heading. The first # heading becomes the form title and sets expectations for the respondent.

Combine with an expiry. Use a time-based expiry to automatically close the form after a deadline without needing to remember to do it manually.

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Updated on: 23/04/2026

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