# Email Entry in Phone Number Entry Column

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/email-entry-in-phone-number-entry-column/83211>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/email-entry-in-phone-number-entry-column/83211 "2025-07-16T10:06:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jade\_C9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Jade\_C9](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jade_C9)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/email-entry-in-phone-number-entry-column/83211/1 "2025-07-16T10:06:37Z")

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Good morning Gliders,

I have built an application with a User Profile in which the User is able to update selected information, such as Name, Contact Number and Role. One of my Users testing the functionality has managed to identify a potential bug but hasn’t realised.

For the Contact Number column I have selected a type of ‘Phone Number’ and in the component view I have selected ‘Phone Entry’. Despite this the User has managed to add their email address in the column without issue. This could be a potential problem if Users are able to do this, as the application is for Lone Workers and these numbers are essential for emergency contact.

Is this a bug? Or is there something I can do to ensure the Contact Number columns are locked down for number entry only?

TIA

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/email-entry-in-phone-number-entry-column/83211/2 "2025-07-16T11:11:41Z")

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The phone entry does nothing more than control which keyboard is displayed on mobile devices. There is no such thing as a standard html entry that validates phone numbers because phone numbers vary so much and technically can contain letters as well as numbers.

If you want to lock it down, I suggest either using a number entry component, or user the Custom AI component to create an entry with a few more restrictions.

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**Author:** ![Jade\_C9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Jade\_C9](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jade_C9)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/email-entry-in-phone-number-entry-column/83211/3 "2025-07-16T22:13:27Z")

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Thank you, will give this a try