# Single Choice

A single choice question is question that allows only one answer to be selected among the [selectable answers](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-types/selection-answers) in your question.

 The default render mode for the answer selection is a radio button.

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{% hint style="info" %}
Radio buttons can also be un-selected if the respondent clicks on a selected radio button.
{% endhint %}

## ⚠️ Mandatory question

You can make answers to your question mandatory by turning on the required property of the question.

![](https://1025048312-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M8fLhS0bmfBRyq0HdUm%2F-MBhezhcqQy-lW41VFjW%2F-MBhqSYXO2K9sjWZT838%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e194094f-e2a3-4207-8655-86f0e62c62b3)

Respondents will be required to select one answer

![](https://1025048312-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M8fLhS0bmfBRyq0HdUm%2F-MByDyPUFtzr_6ZupbsQ%2F-MByE_FrPQNIRmCSmjUh%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=11ac634f-2f83-40ac-8369-dec83dc102a8)

{% hint style="info" %}
You may switch to to a [multi selection question](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-types/standard/multiple-choice) by checking the **multiple selection** property of the [question properties](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-properties).
{% endhint %}

## 🖊️ Other selection

You may also create an open selection using the [other selection](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-types/other-selection) answer type to the let the respondent enter his own answer.

![](https://1025048312-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M8fLhS0bmfBRyq0HdUm%2F-MBhDxOCYQ9nnq_nEhcv%2F-MBhE9Q8Q9jepX3Vrg5a%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=045c140f-1735-4446-8252-38d96c37b3ac)

## 🔘 Custom selections

You may also use the [widgets ](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-types/creating-new-type/widget)system to develop a custom selection widget using plain Javascript, CSS and HTML that will render differently than the standard radio buttons.  

![](https://1025048312-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M8fLhS0bmfBRyq0HdUm%2F-MBgwY8PGfyVCywRKXwn%2F-MBh-Kvu7I_LTAACr9ft%2Fcaptured%20\(10\).gif?alt=media\&token=76640d77-e1d6-4c12-9114-717f989e5dc1)

## 😃 Rating scale headers

You may add scale anchors to your question layout if your question is horizontal and if it has its rating option enabled in its [question properties](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-properties).

![](https://1025048312-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M8fLhS0bmfBRyq0HdUm%2F-MBhQn0CIXvzwpcckrzY%2F-MBhV2oOAoUQssh6SisE%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=f4f40a06-b56b-49b0-bfe3-33973bb34dad)

The scale anchors texts can be set from the [question properties](https://docs.ngsurvey.com/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-properties).

![](https://1025048312-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M8fLhS0bmfBRyq0HdUm%2F-MBhQn0CIXvzwpcckrzY%2F-MBhUpH_sIRVce0M3hZd%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=92e226db-f45e-4048-922f-b68ada915b4d)