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
Friday, October 3, 2025
Create new field
When you create a field, it is added for the entire category, encompassing all the elements in the Category.
To create a new field, press the + button to the right of your fields bar.
Select your field type you want to use from the menu. Not sure what field to use? See Layer Field Types
Fill in the fields and click Create Field.
Manage 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.
From the Manage Fields screen, you can adjust the order of Fields, or edit the settings for the Fields themselves. You can also create new Fields and Fields groups as well.
Edit, Duplicate or Delete a field
From the Element Detail Pane, you can click the 3 dot button to the right of the name to access Field Options. From there you are able to Edit field, Duplicate field or Delete field.
Edit field: Brings up the settings for the field
Duplicate field: Creates a new field directly below with the same settings. Values are not copied over.
Delete field: Archives the field and its data
Note: If you accidentally delete a field, you can go to your Activity section of the project to find the field and click Revert Activity to undo the action. Layer keeps an archive of deleted items for 30 days. If you need assistance, please reach out to our support chat.
