About

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

A text area can hold an unlimited number of characters.

In HTML, a <textarea> element defines its text by its children.

Font

The text renders in a fixed-width font (usually Courier) (ie fixed pitch).

Attribute

Attributes Default Desc
cols 20 with the lift, 22 otherwise the expected maximum number of characters per line
rows 3 the number of lines to show

Example

Default

  • HTML
<textarea cols=15 rows=4>
012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
</textarea>
  • Output:
Rendered by WebCode

Event

When the value changes, it fires an input event.

Library

Documentation / Reference