Create and Manage Fields

Learn how to create, edit, and manage fields in Layer. Customize field types, names, descriptions, and highlight colors to organize your data within the Element Detail Pane.

Zach Soflin

Sep 24, 2024

Create new field

  1. Create a field by pressing the + button to the right of your fields bar.


  2. Select your field type you want to use from the menu. Not sure what field to use? See Layer Field Types

  1. Fill in the fields and click Create Field.


    1. Name is capped at a 50 character limit.

    2. Description will be displayed in the element detail pane and can serve as instructions or an example for formatting.

    3. Placeholder will add text that will be displayed, but not an actual value for the field.

    4. Add a Highlight Color to help organize your element detail pane.

    5. Looking for default values? See

Editing Fields

In your Element Detail Pane click the three dots in the upper right hand corner to open your Element Settings and click the Edit Fields option. You can also find this option to Edit Fields at the very bottom of your Element Detail Pane.

Duplicate a field

Click the

Delete a field