---
title: Change the field label or hint
description: You can change a field's label or the text that appears as a hint when you point your mouse device to the field.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/t\_ChangeFieldLabelOrHint.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Customize, Field administration, Forms, fields, and lists, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Change the field label or hint

You can change a field's label or the text that appears as a hint when you point your mouse device to the field.

## Before you begin

Role required: personalize\_dictionary

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to the form the field appears on.

2.  Select and hold \(or right-click\) the field label and select **Configure Label**.

3.  Update the form.

<table id="table_wzv_mr4_y4"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Table

</td><td>

The table the label appears on.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Label

</td><td>

The label that the field displays. You can enter up to 80 characters for the label, but not all databases support this many characters. The recommended maximum is 30 or fewer characters. HTML in field labels isn’t supported.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Plural

</td><td>

The plural version of the field label.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Element

</td><td>

The dictionary name of the field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Help

</td><td>

Helpful text stored in the record.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Hint

</td><td>

A short description of the field that displays when a user hovers over it. HTML in field hints isn’t supported, but line breaks are allowed.

\[Omitted image "hint.png"\] Alt text: The hint for the Caller field on an Incident.

</td></tr><tr><td>

URL

</td><td>

A URL link that displays on the label if this field isn’t empty.

</td></tr><tr><td>

URL target

</td><td>

This field should be left empty, as it’s no longer used.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Select **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Customizing fields on the ServiceNow AI Platform](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/customize-fields-now-platform-landing.md)

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