How to Add a CAPTCHA to Your Form

A CAPTCHA is a simple challenge that helps keep your forms safe from spammers and spambots. Since bots are designed to flood websites with unwanted entries, adding a CAPTCHA makes sure that only real people can submit your form.

Adding CAPTCHA to Your Form

Adding a CAPTCHA to your form is quick and easy. Here’s how to do it:

1. In Form Builder, click on Add Element on the left side of the page.

2. Under the Basic tab, scroll down to CAPTCHA and click on it to add it to your form.

3. Next, click on the Gear icon next to the Captcha field.
4. Now, in the CAPTCHA properties window that opens on the right side of the page, you can set the following things:
   • Field Label — Edit the text that appears above the CAPTCHA field.
   • Label Alignment — Choose how the label is aligned: Top, Left, or Right.
   • Captcha Type — Select the type of CAPTCHA you want to use: JotCAPTCHA, reCAPTCHA, or hCAPTCHA.

That’s it! Let’s go over each CAPTCHA type below:

Understanding the CAPTCHA Type

Jotform offers three popular CAPTCHA types you can use: hCAPTCHA, reCAPTCHA, and JotCAPTCHA. Knowing how each one works will help you pick the best option to keep your forms secure while making sure users have a smooth experience.

What is hCAPTCHA

hCAPTCHA uses advanced technology to help protect websites from bots and online threats. It works by asking users to complete simple tasks, like identifying images, to prove they’re human. It’s also Jotform’s default CAPTCHA to keep your forms safe from spam and fake submissions.

What is reCAPTCHA

reCAPTCHA uses an advanced risk analysis engine and adaptive challenges to block malicious bots from abusing your forms. You can also enable Google Invisible reCAPTCHA and choose to keep its badge visible. This improved system can detect bots based on user behavior, without requiring any extra input. It only activates when the user’s activity appears suspicious.

What is JotCAPTCHA

JotCAPTCHA is Jotform’s very own CAPTCHA alternative. If you want to use a simple CAPTCHA where users just enter the text shown in an image, you can easily switch to JotCAPTCHA for a straightforward verification experience.

We also offer some advanced CAPTCHA widgets like Math CAPTCHA and Drawing CAPTCHA that you might want to check out.