---
title: Text input column
---
import AutoScreenshot from "@components/AutoScreenshot.astro"

## Overview

The text input column allows you to render a text input inside the table, which can be used to update that database record without needing to open a new page or a modal:

```php
use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextInputColumn;

TextInputColumn::make('email')
```

<AutoScreenshot name="tables/columns/text-input/simple" alt="Text input column" version="3.x" />

## Validation

You can validate the input by passing any [Laravel validation rules](https://laravel.com/docs/validation#available-validation-rules) in an array:

```php
use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextInputColumn;

TextInputColumn::make('name')
    ->rules(['required', 'max:255'])
```

## Customizing the HTML input type

You may use the `type()` method to pass a custom [HTML input type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input#input_types):

```php
use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextInputColumn;

TextInputColumn::make('background_color')->type('color')
```
