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HTML <textarea> Tag



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Example


An HTML text area:



<textarea rows="4" cols="50">
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Definition and Usage


The <textarea> tag defines a multi-line text input control.


A text area can hold an unlimited number of characters, and the text renders in a fixed-width font (usually Courier).


The size of a text area can be specified by the cols and rows attributes, or even
better; through CSS' height and width properties.



Browser Support



















Element
<textarea> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5


HTML5 has added several new attributes.








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Attributes


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Attribute Value Description
autofocus autofocus Specifies that a text area should automatically get focus when the page loads
cols number Specifies the visible width of a text area
dirname
textareaname.dir		 Specifies that the text direction of the textarea will be submitted
disabled disabled Specifies that a text area should be disabled
form form_id Specifies one or more forms the text area belongs to
maxlength number Specifies the maximum number of characters allowed in the text area
name text Specifies a name for a text area
placeholder text Specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of a text area
readonly readonly Specifies that a text area should be read-only
required required Specifies that a text area is required/must be filled out
rows number Specifies the visible number of lines in a text area
wrap hard
soft		 Specifies how the text in a text area is to be wrapped when submitted in a form


Global Attributes


The <textarea> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.



Event Attributes


The <textarea> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.



Related Pages


HTML DOM reference: Textarea Object


CSS Tutorial: Styling Forms




Default CSS Settings


None.





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