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<textarea> Tag

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

Supported In HTML4: Yes

Supported In HTML5: Yes

HTML4 vs HTML5 Differences:

Attributes

Title	Values	Description	HTML4 Support	HTML5 Support
autofocus	autofocus	Makes the textarea focused on page load.	No	Yes
cols	number	Specifies the number of characters visible in the text-area.	No	No
disabled	disabled	Disables the text-area when it is first displayed.	No	No
form	formname	Defines one ore more forms the textarea belongs to.	No	No
maxlength	number	Defines the maximum number of characters allowed in the textarea.	No	No
name	name of textarea	Specifies a name for the text-area.	No	No
placeholder	text	Defines a hint to help users fill out the textarea.	No	No
readonly	readonly	Indicates that the user cannot modify the content in the textarea.	No	No
required	required	Defines if the textarea's value is required in order to submit the form.	No	No
rows	number	Specifies the number of rows visible in the text-area	No	No
wrap	hard soft	Specifies how to wrap the textarea's content when submitted. If the value is "hard" then line breaks are added at the "cols" attribute's value. The value "soft" is default, and adds no line breaks.	No	No

Standard Attributes

All standard attributes are supported.

Event Attributes

All event attributes are supported.

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