textarea (HTML4 & HTML5)

Defines a multi-line text input area.

Properties & Events

KeyDescriptionAvailability
classCSS class assigned to the element.
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colsNumber of characters wide that the element should be.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
dirDirection of the element text.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
disabledSpecifies whether or not the element is disabled.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
idUnique identifier for the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 1.0opera 1.0
langLanguage code for the content of the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
languageScript language for the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 3.0opera ??
nameUnique name identifier for the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
readonlyIf present, specifies that the element is read-only.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
rowsNumber of rows in the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 4.0opera 4.0
styleInline style for the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 1.0opera 1.0
tabindexPosition of the element in the tabbing order for the document.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
titleShort text description for the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 1.0opera 1.0
onblurFires when the element loses focus.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onchangeFires when the value of the element changes.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onclickFires when the element is clicked.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
ondblclickFires when the element is double-clicked.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onfocusFires when the element receives focus.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onkeydownFires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onkeypressFires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onkeyupFires when a user releases a key while the element has focus.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onmousedownFires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onmousemoveFires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onmouseoutFires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onmouseoverFires when the mouse pointer moves over the element.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0
onmouseupFires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus.
chrome 1.0safari 1.0Firefox 1.0ie 2.0opera 4.0

Examples having uses of: 'textarea'

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Html Textbox

The contents are interpreted as text only; HTML markup is ignored. The user can type (theoretically) unlimited amounts of text into the textarea field. In reality the browser sets the limit.
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JavaScript onselect Event

Triggers whenever you Select/Highlight some text within textbox or textarea.