# Contact form - Required Field help

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-required-field-help/53225>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [December 15, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-required-field-help/53225 "2025-12-15T17:54:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-required-field-help/53225/1 "2025-12-15T17:54:28Z")

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I am using the custom component Form\>Clean Contact and have marked required fields but I want an “\*” to show required fields but can’t seem to phantom how to do it. Yes they highlight red when I submit but need customers to know they need to fill them in first before they get to submit bit. TIA

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**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-required-field-help/53225/2 "2025-12-16T08:36:41Z")

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perhaps you could simply add a “\*” to the required fields label text? 🙂

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**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-required-field-help/53225/3 "2025-12-16T09:21:34Z")

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Ahhh so thats what placeholder means DOH!!! THANKS!