# Single select entry **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [May 12, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414 "2021-05-12T19:00:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alex\_ezacae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@alex\_ezacae](https://community.thunkable.com/u/alex_ezacae)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/1 "2021-05-12T19:00:49Z")
Hello all, I have a basic question but I couldn’t find the answer. I am using the new UI and I would like to have an entry that is a single select. basically a gender. Ideally I am using airtable and I would like to retrieve the possible option configured in the airtable field ‘single select’ but first If I can create the field it would be great. Thanks a lot for your help and time. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/2 "2021-05-12T19:31:14Z")
If your field has two options only (male, female) then use a `switch` which should do what you want. The `switch` will either be `true` or `false`, assume true is for one gender type and false for the other. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/3 "2021-05-12T20:28:18Z")
A switch will work if you only have two options (e.g. on/off, yes/no). Just as an aside, I’ll mention that gender is not binary even though many of us were brought up to believe that. If you have more than two options and want a radio button, let us know and we can suggest a way to do that. ---
**Author:** ![alex\_ezacae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@alex\_ezacae](https://community.thunkable.com/u/alex_ezacae)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/4 "2021-05-12T21:12:35Z")
Hello, Yes i need more than 2 options. In fact what a I am looking for is, when I enter the text input I can see the list of possible values and I select the one I want. Mostly it is the same as airtable or notion, coda,… with a “single select”. ---
**Author:** ![thunkablest5dru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thunkablest5dru](https://community.thunkable.com/u/thunkablest5dru)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/5 "2021-05-12T21:18:50Z")
@tatiang re your comment on Gender. It is important to remember that that sex and gender are two different things and the collector needs to know which they actually want and word the question clearly to support accurate data collection. If we want sex then a simple binary switch can be used but for Gender we would need a selection or even free entry. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/6 "2021-05-12T21:24:30Z")
Agreed! Thanks for adding that. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/7 "2021-05-12T21:49:01Z")
Let me make a contribution of the type of “single selection” [https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/5fce83a95373b000115a9279](https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/5fce83a95373b000115a9279) ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/single-select-entry/1279414/8 "2024-11-08T13:22:35Z")