# Conversation reply type

Conversation reply types let you define how a respondent can reply to your question using a text value on a [conversational survey](/conversational-surveys.md). You can define one of the following reply types.

**Auto** will let nSurvey choose [automatically the type of reply](/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-properties/conversation-reply-type/auto-reply-type.md) that is accepted from the respondent based on the [type of answers](/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-types.md) that you have setup in your question.

**Numbers** will display all selection based answers using prefixed numbers. Each answer can be selected either by entering its corresponding number or using its answer label.

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**Letters** will display all [selection based answers](/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-types/selection-answers.md) using prefixed alphabet letter. Each answer can be selected either by entering its corresponding alphabet letter or using its answer label.

![](/files/-MJ6IFfgA9eT3hpiRoMZ)

**Match text reply** will not display any answer and will try to match the respondent reply to one of the [selection based answers](/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-types/selection-answers.md) label. 

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