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How to Expand Comment Box in SurveyMonkey

Updated on:
June 5, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to resize the comment box in your SurveyMonkey survey.

Quick summary

Expanding the comment box in SurveyMonkey lets you control the textbox width so respondents have more space to provide detailed, open-ended feedback. You can adjust the comment box size directly inside the Design Survey editor using the Adjust Question Layout option.


Steps

  1. From the dashboard, click on the ellipsis icon next to the survey title.
  2. Select Edit Survey from the dropdown menu.
  3. Inside the Design Survey tab, go to Build and select Add next to the comment box.
  4. Add your question in the empty field.
  5. Click Options located above the question.
  6. Select Adjust Question Layout from the options menu.
  7. Go to Textbox Width and click the drop-down arrow.
  8. Select your preferred textbox width from the available options.
  9. Click Save to apply the changes.
  10. Select Preview Survey to confirm the comment box appears as intended.
  11. Verify that the expanded comment box gives respondents enough space to submit detailed feedback.

📌 Why this matters

Controlling the size of a comment box in SurveyMonkey directly impacts the quality of open-ended responses you collect. A wider textbox visually signals to respondents that longer, more detailed answers are welcome, which leads to richer qualitative feedback. For researchers, HR teams, and product managers who rely on written responses, this layout adjustment is a simple but high-impact way to improve survey data quality. SurveyMonkey's Adjust Question Layout feature makes it easy to customize textbox width without any coding or design expertise.
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