Textarea — htmlcss

The HTML <textarea></textarea> element represents a multi-line plain-text editing control.

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
`autofocus`	Boolean	This Boolean attribute lets you specify that a form control should have input focus when the page loads, unless the user overrides it, for example by typing in a different control. Only one form-associated element in a document can have this attribute specified. (HTML5)
`cols`	positive integer	The visible width of the text control, in average character widths. If it is specified, it must be a positive integer. If it is not specified, the default value is `20`. (HTML5)
`disabled`	Boolean	This Boolean attribute indicates that the user cannot interact with the control. (If this attribute is not specified, the control inherits its setting from the containing element; if there is no containing element with the disabled attribute set, then the control is enabled).
`form`	id	The form element that the `<textarea>` element is associated with (its "form owner"). The value of the attribute must be an `id` of a `<form>` element in the same document. If this attribute is not specified, the `<textarea>` element must be a descendant of a `<form>` element. This attribute enables you to place `<textarea>` elements anywhere within a document, not just as descendants of their `<form>` elements. (HTML5)
`maxlength`	number	The maximum number of characters (Unicode code points) that the user can enter. If it is not specified, the user can enter an unlimited number of characters. (HTML5)
`name`	name	The name of the control.
`placeholder`	hint	A hint to the user of what can be entered in the control. The placeholder text must not contain carriage returns or line-feeds. (HTML5)
`readonly`	Boolean	This Boolean attribute indicates that the user cannot modify the value of the control. Unlike the `disabled` attribute, the `readonly` attribute does not prevent the user from clicking or selecting in the control. The value of a read-only control is still submitted with the form.
`required`		This attribute specifies that the user must fill in a value before submitting a form. (HTML5)
`rows`	number	The number of visible text lines for the control.
`wrap`	hard soft	Indicates how the control wraps text. `hard`: The browser automatically inserts line breaks (CR+LF) so that each line has no more than the width of the control; the `cols` attribute must be specified. `soft`: The browser ensures that all line breaks in the value consist of a CR+LF pair, but does not insert any additional line breaks. If this attribute is not specified, `soft` becomes the default.

HTML example:

<form>
<textarea name="foo" rows="3" cols="40">
Default <textarea> value goes here.
</textarea>
</form>