text box

Where you type

A text box is a rectangular area in a computer interface where users can type or edit text.

In word processors and design software, text boxes are containers that hold text independently of the main document flow, allowing flexible positioning: Drag the text box to reposition the caption.

In forms and dialog boxes, text boxes are input fields: Enter your email in the text box below.

data-entry

input

Data received for processing

  • submitPresent for consideration
  • fieldArea of specialty
  • cursorOn-screen position indicator

keyboard · characters · insert · delete · caret · backspace · typing · keypress · focus · validation

UI

input

Data received for processing

placeholder · cursor · focus · label · button · dropdown · checkbox · dialog · modal · tooltip

shape

rectangle

Four-sided, all right angles

  • squareRhombus with right angles
  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • borderOuter edge or limit

outline · container · dimensions · width · height · area · corner · blank · space · canvas

Categories
Opposites
ui element type

text boxbutton

Disc through a hole

checkbox · radio button · dropdown menu · slider · toggle switch

input vs output

text boxlabel

Identifying attachment or marker

caption · status message · tooltip · plain text

Family

textbox

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G