> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.symmetry.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Customize widget help text

> Override the popup help text a widget shows when a field receives focus, or turn help text off entirely.

Each calculator field can show popup help text on focus. You can override the text per field with an inline `helptext` object in the widget's [`data-defaults`](/cbs/widgets/configuration-methods).

## Custom help text

Key the `helptext` object by field name:

```html theme={null}
<script async src="https://calculators.symmetry.com/widget/js/salary.js?key=yourKey"
    data-defaults='{"helptext":{"grossPay":"Enter your gross pay for this period."}}'></script>
```

Help text is set inline only. Unlike field values and styling, it isn't read from a [hosted URL](/cbs/widgets/defaults-from-url).

## Disable all help text

Turn off every help-text popup by setting `helptext` to `false`:

```html theme={null}
<script async src="https://calculators.symmetry.com/widget/js/salary.js?key=yourKey"
    data-defaults='{"helptext":false}'></script>
```

## Field names

Help text can be set for any form field. For the list of field names, see [Object model and default properties](/cbs/api/object-model).