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There are 3 ways to make custom fields required.... Click on the gear icon then Setup > Object Manager. Choose the object > Fields & Relationships. Select the custom field that you will make required. Click on Edit and under General Options select Required. Click on Save.

Required fields should be indicated with either a symbol or text, not just color. When providing an indicator for a required field, it should be placed right before the form field. This allows a screen reader to read the indicator to a screen reader user right before the user activates the field.

When a mandatory field is available in the form, it means user should fill that field without fail. Leaving the mandatory fields will cause in non submission of the form.

Create validation rule in Salesforce Classic Click Setup. Click Customize the object you need to modify Validation Rules. Click New. Enter the Validation Rule name. Set the Validation Formula as per the suggestion above, feel free to adapt to your needs. Set the error message that the User will receive.

In the Add Field/ Edit Field overlay, you can check the Make this field as required checkbox to make the field mandatory.

How to indicate a required field Provide the required text in the label. Provide a graphic image in the label with appropriate alt text. Providing star (asterisk) symbol. Use of color to identify if a form control is required. Providing HTML5 & ARIA required attributes.

Many designers tend to mark optional fields by placing ?(optional)? after the field label. This approach makes the field label longer and wordier than it really is.