# Signature Question Type

**Last updated:**
<a href="https://github.com/kobotoolbox/docs/blob/c2e8c882fdd831549c2f7f4474a9d522bafc181b/source/collecting_signatures.md" class="reference">2
Dec 2021</a>

Some forms may require signatures to be included with them. You can use
appearance `signature` on both Collect Android app and Enketo. The draw widget
is only available when using Enketo for data collection.

## Collect Android app

Collect allows for a digital signature to be collected directly on the screen of
the phone/tablet.

To add this to your form:

1. Open or download the XLS version of your form.
2. Create the question and set the type as `image`
3. Set the appearance to `signature`

## Enketo

Digital signatures also work on Enketo web forms, where you have the additional
option to use a draw widget to collect signatures. In your XLSForm just add
`signature` or `draw` under the `appearance` column for an `image`-type
question.

**survey**

| type  | name | label            | appearance | hint                             |
| :---- | :--- | :--------------- | :--------- | :------------------------------- |
| image | draw | Draw widget      | draw       | Image type with draw appearance  |
| image | sign | Signature widget | signature  | Image type with signature widget |

[Follow this link](https://enke.to/draw) to test the difference between the draw
and signature widgets.

## Create a Signature question type in the formbuilder

1. Create a new question and select Photo as the question type.

![image](/images/collecting_signatures/new_question.jpg)

2. In the Settings under Question Options, click on the Appearance drop down and
   select Signature.

![image](/images/collecting_signatures/signature.jpg)