# Direct replies

From your email inbox, you can directly reply to the person who submitted the form.

![Direct replies](https://documentation.formspark.io/direct-replies.png)

To activate this feature, create an input with any of the following names:

- `mail`
- `email`
- `_replyto`
- `_email.replyto`

`mail` and `email` match in any case, so a field named `Email` works too. The underscore names must be spelled exactly as shown.

::: tip
Use `type="email"` so the browser validates the address before submission.
:::

```html
<input type="email" name="mail" placeholder="your@email.example" />
```

```html
<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="your@email.example" />
```

```html
<input type="text" name="_replyto" placeholder="your@email.example" />
```

```html
<input type="text" name="_email.replyto" placeholder="your@email.example" />
```

::: warning
Input names starting with an underscore will be hidden from the dashboard and notification emails.
:::