text area

Multi-line input box

A text area is a form element in software or web pages that accepts multiple lines of typed input, distinguished from a single-line text field by its larger size and ability to hold paragraphs: The comment form has a text area for your message.

Users can typically resize text areas by dragging a corner.

Related
  • inputData received for processing
  • fieldArea of specialty
  • boxLidded storage container
  • cursorOn-screen position indicator
  • typingEntering text via keyboard

form field · form · placeholder · paragraph · multiline · line break · scrollbar · characters · character limit · editable · focus · border · content · textarea · user input · entry · blank · resize

Categories
Opposites
input field type

text areatext field

Data entry area

text box · password field · search box · checkbox · one-liner

content type

text areafile upload

Sending content to server

color picker · date picker · dropdown menu · checkbox · radio button

content display mode

text areamedia player

Software for audiovisual content

canvas · icon

Family

text, area, texts, textual, textile, textiles, texture, textures, textured

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G