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Defines a text-area (a multi-line text input control). A user can write text in the text-area. In a text-area you can write an unlimited number of characters. The default font in the text-area is fixed pitch.
HTML 5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are no longer supported.
| Source | Output |
|---|---|
| <textarea rows="2" cols="20"> The cat was playing in the garden. Suddenly a dog showed up..... </textarea> |
| Attribute | Value | Description | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| autofocus | true false |
Makes the textarea focused on page load | 5 | |
| cols | number | Specifies the number of columns visible in the text-area | 4 | 5 |
| disabled | true false |
Disables the text-area when it is first displayed | 4 | 5 |
| form | true false |
Defines one ore more forms the textarea belongs to. | 5 | |
| inputmode | inputmode | Defines what kind of input in the textarea to expect | 5 | |
| name | name_of_textarea | Specifies a name for the text-area | 4 | 5 |
| readonly | true false |
Indicates that the user cannot modify the content in the text-area | 4 | 5 |
| required | true false |
Defines if the textarea's value is required in order to submit the form. | 5 | |
| rows | number | Specifies the number of rows visible in the text-area | 4 | 5 |
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick, oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect, onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.
Textarea
How to create a text-area.
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