Multiple Choice Options Split When Using Pipe (|) Symbol

  • OurLighthouse
    Asked on July 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM

    I am trying to create a multiple-choice table with an option that ought to read as follows:

    Greek Lessons | Ms Klea Konstantinou | €110 monthly fee | 1 hour weekly

    It appears that using the symbol " | " distorts the layout forcing the sentence to break into its constituent words in distinct multiple choices - is there a way to disable this function?

  • Aravir Enterprise Support
    Replied on July 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM

    Hi OurLighthouse,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. This happens because the | symbol is recognized as a special character, often used to separate values internally. To prevent the option from breaking into multiple lines or separate choices, I recommend using a different separator that won’t affect the formatting. You can try using a bullet or dash symbol.

    While the feature you’re looking for isn’t currently available at Jotform right now, we've gone ahead and escalated your request to our Developers. Exactly when or if it's developed depends on their workload, how viable it is, and how many other users also request it. If there are any updates, we’ll circle back to this thread and let you know. 

    Let us know if there’s anything else we can help you with.

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