HTML <textarea> tag
HTML <textarea> tag
The <textarea> tag defines a multi-line plain-text editing control.
The <textarea> tag is used when you want to allow users to enter a sizeable amount of text. For example, to receive feedbacks, comments, edits, questions etc.
By default, text in a <textarea> is rendered in a monospace or fixed-width font.
Example
Attributes
The following are the attributes of <textarea> tag. Also try Global attributes.
| Attribute | Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| autocomplete |
| Specifies whether the value of the <textarea> element can be automatically completed by the browser. |
| autofocus | - | Specifies that a textarea should automatically get focus when the page loads. |
| cols | number | Specifies the width of a textarea. |
| dirname | myName.dir | Specifies that the text direction of the textarea will be submitted |
| disabled | - | Specifies that a textarea should be disabled. |
| form | form_id | Specifies that one or more textarea outside the forms tag belongs to it. |
| maxlength | number | Specifies the maximum number of characters allowed in the textarea (including space and new line). |
| minlength | number | Specifies the minimum number of characters required in the textarea (including space and new line). |
| name | text | Specifies a name for a textarea. |
| placeholder | text | Specifies a short description about what this textarea is for. |
| readonly | - | Specifies that the user cannot modify the value in the textarea. |
| required | - | Specifies that the user must fill in a value in the textarea before submitting a form. |
| rows | number | Specifies the number of lines in a textarea. |
| spellcheck | - | Specifies automatic spelling check. |
| wrap |
| Specifies how to wrap the text in a textarea, when a form is submitted. |
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