Adding suffixes to questions in SurveyEngine
How to add a suffix to a question, for example 'years' to a numeric textbox question.
A step-by-step interactive tutorial on adding suffixes to questions in surveyengine in SurveyEngine. Preview the live tutorial, then download and upload it to your account to examine the construction.
Ben White, 08.07.2026
What this tutorial covers
How to add a suffix to a question, for example 'years' to a numeric textbox question.
Each page of the tutorial demonstrates a specific technique. Work through it as a respondent first, then open the editor to see how it was built.
What you will learn
After completing this tutorial you will be able to implement adding suffixes to questions in surveyengine in your own SurveyEngine surveys.
Download the tutorial ZIP and upload it to your account to use it as a starting point or template for your own work.
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Step-by-step walkthrough
Step 1: Add a suffix to a numeric question. Enter the suffix text in the suffix field of a numeric input question.
Step 2: Add a prefix. Add a currency symbol or other prefix to appear before the input field.
Step 3: Style the suffix. Use CSS to ensure the suffix is visually attached to the input field.
Step 4: Use suffixes with sliders. Add unit labels to the ends of slider questions.
Step 5: Use suffixes in derived values. Reference the question value in a derived value expression to compute and display the result with a suffix.
Try the live tutorial
The live tutorial is a working SurveyEngine survey. Click through it as a respondent to see the finished result.
Then download the tutorial ZIP file and upload it to your SurveyEngine account to examine how it was built.
Preview the live tutorial or download the ZIP file to load it into your account.
References
Ready to try it? Open a free SurveyEngine account, download the tutorial ZIP and upload it to your account.
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