HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
textarea
Synopsis
<textarea> . . . </textarea>
Defines a multiline text entry control. The content of the
textarea
element is displayed in the
text entry field when the form initially displays and will be sent to the server. It is common for
developers to put nothing in the
textarea
element and use the
placeholder
or
title
attrib-
utes to provide a hint of what to write instead.
Usage
Categories:
Flow content, phrasing content, interactive content, palpable content, and “listed, labe-
lable, submittable and resettable form-associated element”
Permitted contexts:
Where phrasing content is expected
Permitted content:
Text
Start/end tags:
Required/Required
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
autocomplete="on|off"
Not in HTML 4.01
. Allows the user agent (browser) to fill in a field automatically (
on
) or
requires the user to enter the information every time (
off
). Omitting this attribute causes
the control to inherit the
autocomplete
setting for the associated
form
element.
