Categories

Categories is an element field that can render as standard choice inputs.

Use this page as the reference for the display variants you need to preserve when mocking or restyling category selection.

Preview

Attributes

Categories keeps its own field identity, but the visible control inherits the attributes of the chosen display type:

Attribute	Purpose	Importance
data-formie-field-type="categories"	Field identity marker on the outer wrapper	Required
data-formie-input and data-formie-input-id	Shared input identity hooks from the rendered choice control	Required
<select> / data-formie-checkbox-input / data-formie-radio-input	Control-level hooks inherited from the selected display type	Required
Hidden empty input for checkbox display	Preserves empty-state submission behavior	Recommended for checkbox display

Display types

Categories can render as:

• a single-select dropdown
• a multi-select dropdown
• a checkbox group
• a radio group

The docs preview uses mocked category options so the display variants are easy to audit without depending on a live element query.

Related pages

• Entries
• Checkboxes
• Radio
• Recipients