# Hidden Field

The hidden field answer type is a field that can hold a value but that is not displayed to the respondent. You may use the hidden field to store extra information along the respondent that you don't want the respondent to see or to enter manually.

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You may check out how our [walkthrough](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/walkthroughs/capture-value-from-querystring) on how to use a hidden field to capture values from a query string.
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