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Contents 1 HTML Element TEXTAREA 1.1 Definition and Usage 1.2 Examples 1.3 Attributes 1.3.1 Optional Attributes 1.3.2 Standard Attributes 1.3.3 Event Attributes 1.4 Tags in Tag 1.5 References

HTML Element TEXTAREA

Definition and Usage

The <textarea> tag defines a text-area (a multi-line text input control). A user can write text in the text-area. In a text-area you can write an unlimited number of characters. The default font in the text-area is fixed pitch.

Examples

<p><textarea rows="2" cols="20">
The cat was playing in the garden. Suddenly a dog showed up.....
</textarea></p>

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Attributes

Optional Attributes

disabled, name, readonly

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang, tabindex, accesskey

Event Attributes

onfocus, onblur, onselect, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

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Tags in Tag

• Fontstyle

TT, I, B, BIG, SMALL

• Phrase

EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, ABBR, ACRONYM

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References

• http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_textarea.asp

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