HTML <textarea> Tag
In this tutorial, we will learn about textarea tag in HTML with the help of examples.
<textarea> Tag
Textarea tag <textarea> is used to define a multi-line text input control within a form to declare
a textarea element.
It is used inside the form to collect the user inputs.
Note : The <textarea> tag can hold an unlimited number of characters.
Syntax
<textarea>..........</textarea>
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>textarea Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Fill the detail in the form :
<textarea row = "7" cols = "50" name = "Review">
Enter your name :
</textarea><br>
<input type = "submit" value = "submit"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>Output
Specific Attribute
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autofocus | autofocus | It is used to specify that on page load the text area should automatically get focus |
| col | number | It specifies the width of the textarea based on the number of visible charcter widths |
| disable | disable | It is used to disable the textarea |
| form | form_id | It specifies one or more forms |
| maxlength | number | It specifies the maximum number of characters in textarea |
| name | text | It is used to assign a name to the input control |
| placeholder | text | It specifies a short hint of the value in textarea |
| readonly | readonly | It is used to set the input control to read-only. It won't allow the user to change the value. The control however, can recieve focus and are included when tabbing through the form control. |
| required | required | It is used to specify that a textarea is required |
| rows | number | It is used to height of the textarea based on the number of visible lines of text. If there's more text than this allows, user can scroll using the textarea's scrollbars |
| wrap | hard soft |
It specifies the text to be wrapped in textarea |
Global Attribute
Textarea Tag support all the global attributes of HTML.
Event Attribute
Textarea Tag support all the event attributes of HTML.
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