# How can I enable negative number?

**URL:** <https://community.novulo.com/t/how-can-i-enable-negative-number/859>\
**Category:** \[Q&A\] Developer Tools\
**Tags:** architect, getting-started\
**Created:** [November 24, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.novulo.com/t/how-can-i-enable-negative-number/859 "2025-11-24T15:33:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![michielb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@michielb](https://community.novulo.com/u/michielb)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.novulo.com/t/how-can-i-enable-negative-number/859/1 "2025-11-24T15:33:56Z")

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I want to be able to put in a negative number in a number field. like -10.  
How can I achieve this?

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex008/uploads/novulo/original/2X/c/c4070d4b7643005d81d3bf48878887abbb8b4a79.png)

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**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://community.novulo.com/u/Helena)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://community.novulo.com/t/how-can-i-enable-negative-number/859/2 "2025-11-26T07:59:15Z")

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Go to the input options, scroll down and check the “signed” box:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex008/uploads/novulo/original/2X/d/d859961b4527b58c5ad96161b43a7dfe93bddd55.png)

The number will then show up like this in the architect:

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex008/uploads/novulo/original/2X/c/c5bdeb5cb7551918725bd6900997c65240edf4cf.png)