<textarea>

HTML <textarea> Tag

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> 
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title> 
</head>
<body>

<textarea rows="10" cols="30">
我是一个文本框。
</textarea>

</body>
</html>

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Browser support

All major browsers support< textarea> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

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

The text area can hold an unlimited amount of text, and the default font for the text is a fixed-width font (usually Courier).

You can specify the size of the textarea through the cols and rows attributes, but a better way is to use the CSS height and width attributes.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

HTML5 adds some new attributes.

Attributes

New: New attributes in HTML5.

Properties	Value	Description
autofocusNew	autofocus	Specifies that the text area automatically gains focus when the page loads.
cols	number	Specifies the number of visible columns in the text area.
disabled	disabled	Specifies that the text area is disabled.
formNew	form_id	Define one or more forms to which the text area belongs.
maxlengthNew	number	Specifies the maximum number of characters allowed in the text area.
name	text	Specifies the name of the text area.
placeholderNew	text	Specifies a short hint describing the desired text area input value.
readonly	readonly	Specifies that the text area is read-only.
requiredNew	required	Specifies that the text area is required/required.
rows	number	Specifies the number of visible rows in the text area.
wrapNew	hard soft	Specifies how the text in the text area should wrap when the form is submitted.

Global attributes

<textarea> tag supports global attributes of HTML.

Event attributes

<textarea> tag supports HTML event attributes.

HTML DOM Reference Manual: Textarea Object