adobe · Ikshu-Jain-1 · May 26, 2026 · May 27, 2026 · Jun 17, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026
diff --git a/...af-core/src/main/java/com/adobe/cq/forms/core/components/internal/form/FormConstants.java b/...af-core/src/main/java/com/adobe/cq/forms/core/components/internal/form/FormConstants.java
@@ -172,4 +172,7 @@ private FormConstants() {
     /** The resource type for table row v1 */
     public static final String RT_FD_FORM_TABLE_ROW_V1 = RT_FD_FORM_PREFIX + "tablerow/v1/tablerow";
 
+
+    /** The resource type for Adobe Sign Block v1 */
+    public static final String RT_FD_FORM_ADOBE_SIGN_BLOCK_V1 = RT_FD_FORM_PREFIX + "adobesignblock/v1/adobesignblock";
 }
diff --git a/...n/java/com/adobe/cq/forms/core/components/internal/models/v1/form/AdobeSignBlockImpl.java b/...n/java/com/adobe/cq/forms/core/components/internal/models/v1/form/AdobeSignBlockImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ ~ Copyright 2026 Adobe
+ ~
+ ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ ~
+ ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ ~
+ ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ ~ limitations under the License.
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*/
+package com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.internal.models.v1.form;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import org.apache.sling.api.SlingHttpServletRequest;
+import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
+import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Default;
+import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Exporter;
+import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Model;
+import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.injectorspecific.InjectionStrategy;
+import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.injectorspecific.ValueMapValue;
+
+import com.adobe.cq.export.json.ComponentExporter;
+import com.adobe.cq.export.json.ExporterConstants;
+import com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.internal.form.FormConstants;
+import com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.internal.form.ReservedProperties;
+import com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.models.form.Base;
+import com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.models.form.FieldType;
+import com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.models.form.Text;
+import com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.util.AbstractBaseImpl;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+
+/**
+ * Sling Model for the Adobe Sign Block core component.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Extends {@link AbstractBaseImpl} (same base as all other form field components) so it participates correctly in
+ * form-model serialisation and test casting. Implements the {@link Text} interface — replicating the rich-text value
+ * and fieldType behaviour from {@link TextImpl} — while inheriting:
+ * </p>
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>{@code getLabel()} from {@link AbstractBaseImpl}: builds a {@code LabelImpl} from {@code jcr:title} and
+ * {@code hideTitle}, putting the authored title into the component's JSON model so the form engine and Rules Engine can
+ * update it.</li>
+ * <li>{@code getDataRef()} from {@link com.adobe.cq.forms.core.components.util.AbstractFormComponentImpl}: serialises
+ * the {@code dataRef} JCR property into the JSON model, wiring up the bind-reference backend.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ */
+@Model(
+    adaptables = { SlingHttpServletRequest.class, Resource.class },
+    adapters = { Text.class, Base.class,
+        ComponentExporter.class },
+    resourceType = { FormConstants.RT_FD_FORM_ADOBE_SIGN_BLOCK_V1 })
+@Exporter(name = ExporterConstants.SLING_MODEL_EXPORTER_NAME, extensions = ExporterConstants.SLING_MODEL_EXTENSION)
+public class AdobeSignBlockImpl extends AbstractBaseImpl implements Text {
+
+    private static final Pattern ADOBE_SIGN_TAG_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\{\\{[*]?([^:]*)_es_:");
+
+    @ValueMapValue(injectionStrategy = InjectionStrategy.OPTIONAL, name = ReservedProperties.PN_TEXT_IS_RICH)
+    @Default(booleanValues = false)
+    private boolean textIsRich;
+
+    @Override
+    public String getValue() {
+        return translate("value", value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isRichText() {
+        return textIsRich;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Excluded from JSON; the rich-text content is surfaced via {@link #getValue()}.
+     */
+    @Override
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public String getText() {
+        return getValue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getFieldType() {
+        return FieldType.ADOBE_SIGN_BLOCK.getValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the names of Adobe Sign text-tag fields embedded in this block's HTML content
+     * (e.g. {@code {{Signature1_es_:signer1:signature}}} yields {@code "Signature1"}).
+     * Returns {@code null} when no text tags are present so the property is omitted from JSON.
+     */
+    @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
+    public String[] getAdobeSignFields() {
+        String blockValue = getValue();
+        if (blockValue != null && !blockValue.isEmpty()) {
+            List<String> fieldNames = new ArrayList<>();
+            Set<String> seen = new HashSet<>();
+            Matcher matcher = ADOBE_SIGN_TAG_PATTERN.matcher(blockValue);
+            while (matcher.find()) {
+                String fieldName = matcher.group(1);
+                if (seen.add(fieldName)) {
+                    fieldNames.add(fieldName);
+                }
+            }
+            if (!fieldNames.isEmpty()) {
+                return fieldNames.toArray(new String[0]);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bundles/af-core/src/main/java/com/adobe/cq/forms/core/components/models/form/FieldType.java b/bundles/af-core/src/main/java/com/adobe/cq/forms/core/components/models/form/FieldType.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public enum FieldType {
     DROP_DOWN("drop-down"),
     RADIO_GROUP("radio-group"),
     PLAIN_TEXT("plain-text"),
+    ADOBE_SIGN_BLOCK("adobe-sign-block"),
     CHECKBOX("checkbox"),
     BUTTON("button"),
     PANEL("panel"),

diff --git a/...ntent/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/adobesignblock/.content.xml b/...ntent/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/adobesignblock/.content.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<jcr:root xmlns:sling="http://sling.apache.org/jcr/sling/1.0" xmlns:cq="http://www.day.com/jcr/cq/1.0" xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
+  jcr:primaryType="cq:Component"
+  jcr:title="Adaptive Form Adobe Sign Block"
+  jcr:description="Add an Adobe Sign block to capture signatures and other signer inputs."
+  sling:resourceSuperType="core/fd/components/form/adobesignblock/v1/adobesignblock"
+  componentGroup="Core Components Examples - Adaptive Form"/>
diff --git a/...t/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/adobesignblock/_cq_template.xml b/...t/jcr_root/apps/forms-components-examples/components/form/adobesignblock/_cq_template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<jcr:root xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0" xmlns:nt="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/nt/1.0" xmlns:cq="http://www.day.com/jcr/cq/1.0"
+          jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
+          jcr:title="Adobe Sign Block"
+          fieldType="adobe-sign-block"
+          value="&lt;p&gt;Signature:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-adobesigntype=&quot;signature&quot;&gt;{{sampleField_es_:signer1:signature}}&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;"
+          textIsRich="{Boolean}true"
+          visible="{Boolean}false"/>
diff --git a/...tent/src/main/content/jcr_root/conf/core-components-it/settings/wcm/policies/.content.xml b/...tent/src/main/content/jcr_root/conf/core-components-it/settings/wcm/policies/.content.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                         jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                         jcr:title="Core Components Examples - Root"
                         sling:resourceType="wcm/core/components/policy/policy"
-                        components="[/libs/wcm/foundation/components/responsivegrid,group:Core Components Examples,group:.core-wcm,group:.core-wcm-form,group:Core Components Examples - Adaptive Form,group:Core Components Examples - Forms And Communications Portal]">
+                        components="[/libs/wcm/foundation/components/responsivegrid,group:Core Components Examples,group:.core-wcm,group:.core-wcm-form,group:Core Components Examples - Adaptive Form,group:Core Components Examples - Forms And Communications Portal,group:Adobe Sign - Adaptive Form]">
                         <cq:authoring jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured">
                             <assetToComponentMapping jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured">
                                 <mapping_1544531934044
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                         jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                         jcr:title="formcontainer-policy"
                         sling:resourceType="wcm/core/components/policy/policy"
-                        components="[group:Core Components Examples - Adaptive Form,group:Core Components Examples - Forms And Communications Portal]">
+                        components="[group:Core Components Examples - Adaptive Form,group:Core Components Examples - Forms And Communications Portal,group:Adobe Sign - Adaptive Form]">
                         <jcr:content jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"/>
                     </policy_212634895490171>
                 </container>

diff --git a/.../content/jcr_root/content/forms/af/core-components-it/samples/adobesignblock/.content.xml b/.../content/jcr_root/content/forms/af/core-components-it/samples/adobesignblock/.content.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<jcr:root xmlns:sling="http://sling.apache.org/jcr/sling/1.0"
+          xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
+          xmlns:rep="internal"
+          jcr:mixinTypes="[rep:AccessControllable]"
+          jcr:primaryType="sling:Folder"
+          hidden="true"/>
diff --git a/ui.af.apps/pom.xml b/ui.af.apps/pom.xml
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@
                         <exclude>**/node_modules/**</exclude>
                         <!-- Ignore generated datalayer clientlib -->
                         <exclude>**/core.wcm.components.commons.datalayer.v1/**</exclude>
+                        <!-- Ignore auto-generated runtime clientlibs (see .gitignore) -->
+                        <exclude>**/core-forms-components-runtime-base/**</exclude>
+                        <exclude>**/core-forms-components-runtime-base-xfa/**</exclude>
                     </excludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>

diff --git a/...content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/.content.xml b/...content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/.content.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<jcr:root xmlns:cq="http://www.day.com/jcr/cq/1.0" xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
+          jcr:primaryType="cq:ClientLibraryFolder"
+          allowProxy="{Boolean}true"
+          categories="[core.forms.components.adobesign.placeholder,cq.authoring.editor.forms,cq.authoring.editor.forms.v2]"/>
diff --git a/...main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/css.txt b/...main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/css.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#base=css
+adobesignplaceholder.css
diff --git a/.../apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/css/adobesignplaceholder.css b/.../apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/css/adobesignplaceholder.css
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2026 Adobe
+ *
+ * Global Adobe Sign placeholder styles for the Forms v2 editor and in-place RTE.
+ * Matches foundation fd/afaddon/adobesign/common (guide.theme2.common).
+ * Must be global — RTE and authoring overlays are not under .cmp-adaptiveform-adobesignblock__value.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+[data-adobesigntype]::selection {
+    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+[data-adobesigntype]::-moz-selection {
+    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+[data-adobesigntype] {
+    width: 6rem;
+    display: inline-block;
+    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-bottom-style: solid;
+    border-bottom-width: 1px;
+    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    margin-left: 0.5rem;
+    margin-right: 0.5rem;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+[data-adobesigntype='radio'],
+[data-adobesigntype='checkbox'] {
+    border-bottom-width: 0;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: left center;
+    width: 3rem;
+    min-height: 10px;
+}
+
+[data-adobesigntype='radio'] {
+    background-image: url(../resources/images/radiobutton.svg);
+}
+
+[data-adobesigntype='checkbox'] {
+    background-image: url(../resources/images/checkbox.svg);
+}
+
+[data-adobesigntype='dropdown'] {
+    background-image: url(../resources/images/dropdown_chevron.svg);
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: right center;
+}
diff --git a/...fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/resources/images/checkbox.svg b/...fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/resources/images/checkbox.svg
diff --git a/...ientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/resources/images/dropdown_chevron.svg b/...ientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/resources/images/dropdown_chevron.svg
diff --git a/...af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/resources/images/radiobutton.svg b/...af-clientlibs/core-forms-adobesign-placeholder/resources/images/radiobutton.svg
diff --git a/...ontent/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-components-runtime-all/.content.xml b/...ontent/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-components-runtime-all/.content.xml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
     cssProcessor="[default:none,min:none]"
     jsProcessor="[default:none,min:none]"
     categories="[core.forms.components.runtime.all]"
-    embed="[core.forms.components.runtime.base,core.forms.components.container.v2.runtime,core.forms.components.datePicker.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.textinput.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.numberinput.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.panelcontainer.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.radiobutton.v2.runtime,core.forms.components.text.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.checkboxgroup.v2.runtime,core.forms.components.button.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.image.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.dropdown.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.fileinput.v4.runtime,core.forms.components.accordion.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.tabs.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.wizard.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.verticaltabs.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.recaptcha.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.checkbox.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.fragment.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.switch.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.termsandconditions.v1.runtime, core.forms.components.hcaptcha.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.review.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.turnstile.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.scribble.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.datetime.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.imagechoice.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.table.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.tablerow.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.tableheader.v1.runtime]"/>
+    embed="[core.forms.components.runtime.base,core.forms.components.container.v2.runtime,core.forms.components.datePicker.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.textinput.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.numberinput.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.panelcontainer.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.radiobutton.v2.runtime,core.forms.components.text.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.checkboxgroup.v2.runtime,core.forms.components.button.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.image.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.dropdown.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.fileinput.v4.runtime,core.forms.components.accordion.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.tabs.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.wizard.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.verticaltabs.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.recaptcha.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.checkbox.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.fragment.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.switch.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.termsandconditions.v1.runtime, core.forms.components.hcaptcha.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.review.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.turnstile.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.scribble.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.datetime.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.imagechoice.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.table.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.tablerow.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.tableheader.v1.runtime,core.forms.components.adobesignblock.v1.runtime]"/>
diff --git a/...ntent/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/adobesignblock/v1/adobesignblock/.content.xml b/...ntent/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/adobesignblock/v1/adobesignblock/.content.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<jcr:root xmlns:sling="http://sling.apache.org/jcr/sling/1.0"
+          xmlns:cq="http://www.day.com/jcr/cq/1.0"
+          xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
+          cq:icon="adobeSign"
+          jcr:description="Add a block of text with placeholders for fields to be filled while signing using Adobe Sign."
+          jcr:primaryType="cq:Component"
+          jcr:title="Adobe Sign Block"
+          sling:resourceSuperType="core/fd/components/form/text/v1/text"
+          componentGroup="Adobe Sign - Adaptive Form"/>