The HTML <textarea> tag is used
within a form to declare a textarea element - a control that
allows the user to input text over multiple rows.
Example Code:
<textarea cols="40">
You can write whatever text you want in the textarea.
</textarea>
Result:
Attributes:
Attribute
Definition
autofocus
Specifies that a text area should automatically get focus when the page loads
cols
Specifies the width of the textarea based on the
number of visible character widths.
dirname
Specifies that the text direction of the textarea will be submitted
disabled
Disables the input control. The button won't
accept changes from the user. It also cannot receive
focus and will be skipped when tabbing.
form
Specifies one or more forms the text area belongs to
maxlength
Specifies the maximum number of characters allowed in the text area
name
Assigns a name to the input control.
placeholder
Specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of a text area
readonly
Sets the textarea to read-only - it won't allow
the user to change the value. The textarea however,
can receive focus and is included when tabbing
through the form controls.
required
Specifies that a text area is required/must be filled out
rows
Specifies the height of the textarea based on
the number of visible lines of text. If there's more
text than this allows, users can scroll using the
textarea's scrollbars.
wrap
Specifies how the text in a text area is to be wrapped when submitted in a form
