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Use the textarea component as a multi-line text field input and use it inside form elements available in multiple sizes, styles, and variants

The textarea component is a multi-line text field input that can be used to receive longer chunks of text from the user in the form of a comment box, description field, and more.

From the examples on this page you will find multiple styles and variants of the textarea component coded with the utility classes from Tailwind CSS including a WYSIWYG editor, comment box, chatroom textarea, all available in dark mode as well.

Textarea example #

Get started with the default example of a textarea component below.

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<label for="message" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Your message</label>
<textarea id="message" rows="4" class="block p-2.5 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Write your thoughts here..."></textarea>

WYSIWYG Editor #

If you want to add other actions as buttons alongside your textarea component, such as with a WYSIWYG editor, then you can use the example below.

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<form>
   <div class="w-full mb-4 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600">
       <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 border-b dark:border-gray-600">
           <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center divide-gray-200 sm:divide-x sm:rtl:divide-x-reverse dark:divide-gray-600">
               <div class="flex items-center space-x-1 rtl:space-x-reverse sm:pe-4">
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 12 20">
                            <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M1 6v8a5 5 0 1 0 10 0V4.5a3.5 3.5 0 1 0-7 0V13a2 2 0 0 0 4 0V6"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Attach file</span>
                   </button>
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 20">
                            <path d="M8 0a7.992 7.992 0 0 0-6.583 12.535 1 1 0 0 0 .12.183l.12.146c.112.145.227.285.326.4l5.245 6.374a1 1 0 0 0 1.545-.003l5.092-6.205c.206-.222.4-.455.578-.7l.127-.155a.934.934 0 0 0 .122-.192A8.001 8.001 0 0 0 8 0Zm0 11a3 3 0 1 1 0-6 3 3 0 0 1 0 6Z"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Embed map</span>
                   </button>
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 20">
                            <path d="M14.066 0H7v5a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H0v11a1.97 1.97 0 0 0 1.934 2h12.132A1.97 1.97 0 0 0 16 18V2a1.97 1.97 0 0 0-1.934-2ZM10.5 6a1.5 1.5 0 1 1 0 2.999A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 6Zm2.221 10.515a1 1 0 0 1-.858.485h-8a1 1 0 0 1-.9-1.43L5.6 10.039a.978.978 0 0 1 .936-.57 1 1 0 0 1 .9.632l1.181 2.981.541-1a.945.945 0 0 1 .883-.522 1 1 0 0 1 .879.529l1.832 3.438a1 1 0 0 1-.031.988Z"/>
                            <path d="M5 5V.13a2.96 2.96 0 0 0-1.293.749L.879 3.707A2.98 2.98 0 0 0 .13 5H5Z"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Upload image</span>
                   </button>
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 20">
                            <path d="M5 5V.13a2.96 2.96 0 0 0-1.293.749L.879 3.707A2.96 2.96 0 0 0 .13 5H5Z"/>
                            <path d="M14.067 0H7v5a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H0v11a1.969 1.969 0 0 0 1.933 2h12.134A1.97 1.97 0 0 0 16 18V2a1.97 1.97 0 0 0-1.933-2ZM6.709 13.809a1 1 0 1 1-1.418 1.409l-2-2.013a1 1 0 0 1 0-1.412l2-2a1 1 0 0 1 1.414 1.414L5.412 12.5l1.297 1.309Zm6-.6-2 2.013a1 1 0 1 1-1.418-1.409l1.3-1.307-1.295-1.295a1 1 0 0 1 1.414-1.414l2 2a1 1 0 0 1-.001 1.408v.004Z"/>
                        </svg>
                        <span class="sr-only">Format code</span>
                   </button>
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
                            <path d="M10 .5a9.5 9.5 0 1 0 9.5 9.5A9.51 9.51 0 0 0 10 .5ZM13.5 6a1.5 1.5 0 1 1 0 3 1.5 1.5 0 0 1 0-3Zm-7 0a1.5 1.5 0 1 1 0 3 1.5 1.5 0 0 1 0-3Zm3.5 9.5A5.5 5.5 0 0 1 4.6 11h10.81A5.5 5.5 0 0 1 10 15.5Z"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Add emoji</span>
                   </button>
               </div>
               <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center space-x-1 rtl:space-x-reverse sm:ps-4">
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 21 18">
                            <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9.5 3h9.563M9.5 9h9.563M9.5 15h9.563M1.5 13a2 2 0 1 1 3.321 1.5L1.5 17h5m-5-15 2-1v6m-2 0h4"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Add list</span>
                   </button>
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
                            <path d="M18 7.5h-.423l-.452-1.09.3-.3a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0-2.121L16.01 2.575a1.5 1.5 0 0 0-2.121 0l-.3.3-1.089-.452V2A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 11 .5H9A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 7.5 2v.423l-1.09.452-.3-.3a1.5 1.5 0 0 0-2.121 0L2.576 3.99a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 2.121l.3.3L2.423 7.5H2A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 .5 9v2A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 2 12.5h.423l.452 1.09-.3.3a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 2.121l1.415 1.413a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 2.121 0l.3-.3 1.09.452V18A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 9 19.5h2a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5v-.423l1.09-.452.3.3a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 2.121 0l1.415-1.414a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0-2.121l-.3-.3.452-1.09H18a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5V9A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 18 7.5Zm-8 6a3.5 3.5 0 1 1 0-7 3.5 3.5 0 0 1 0 7Z"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Settings</span>
                   </button>
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
                            <path d="M18 2h-2V1a1 1 0 0 0-2 0v1h-3V1a1 1 0 0 0-2 0v1H6V1a1 1 0 0 0-2 0v1H2a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h16a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2ZM2 18V7h6.7l.4-.409A4.309 4.309 0 0 1 15.753 7H18v11H2Z"/>
                            <path d="M8.139 10.411 5.289 13.3A1 1 0 0 0 5 14v2a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h2a1 1 0 0 0 .7-.288l2.886-2.851-3.447-3.45ZM14 8a2.463 2.463 0 0 0-3.484 0l-.971.983 3.468 3.468.987-.971A2.463 2.463 0 0 0 14 8Z"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Timeline</span>
                   </button>
                   <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                       <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
                            <path d="M14.707 7.793a1 1 0 0 0-1.414 0L11 10.086V1.5a1 1 0 0 0-2 0v8.586L6.707 7.793a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l4 4a1 1 0 0 0 1.416 0l4-4a1 1 0 0 0-.002-1.414Z"/>
                            <path d="M18 12h-2.55l-2.975 2.975a3.5 3.5 0 0 1-4.95 0L4.55 12H2a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h16a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2Zm-3 5a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Z"/>
                        </svg>
                       <span class="sr-only">Download</span>
                   </button>
               </div>
           </div>
           <button type="button" data-tooltip-target="tooltip-fullscreen" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer sm:ms-auto hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
               <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 19 19">
                    <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M13 1h5m0 0v5m0-5-5 5M1.979 6V1H7m0 16.042H1.979V12M18 12v5.042h-5M13 12l5 5M2 1l5 5m0 6-5 5"/>
                </svg>
               <span class="sr-only">Full screen</span>
           </button>
           <div id="tooltip-fullscreen" role="tooltip" class="absolute z-10 invisible inline-block px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-opacity duration-300 bg-gray-900 rounded-lg shadow-sm opacity-0 tooltip dark:bg-gray-700">
               Show full screen
               <div class="tooltip-arrow" data-popper-arrow></div>
           </div>
       </div>
       <div class="px-4 py-2 bg-white rounded-b-lg dark:bg-gray-800">
           <label for="editor" class="sr-only">Publish post</label>
           <textarea id="editor" rows="8" class="block w-full px-0 text-sm text-gray-800 bg-white border-0 dark:bg-gray-800 focus:ring-0 dark:text-white dark:placeholder-gray-400" placeholder="Write an article..." required ></textarea>
       </div>
   </div>
   <button type="submit" class="inline-flex items-center px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-center text-white bg-blue-700 rounded-lg focus:ring-4 focus:ring-blue-200 dark:focus:ring-blue-900 hover:bg-blue-800">
       Publish post
   </button>
</form>

Comment box #

Most often the textarea component is used as the main text field input element in comment sections. Use this example to also apply a helper text and buttons below the textarea itself.

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<form>
   <div class="w-full mb-4 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600">
       <div class="px-4 py-2 bg-white rounded-t-lg dark:bg-gray-800">
           <label for="comment" class="sr-only">Your comment</label>
           <textarea id="comment" rows="4" class="w-full px-0 text-sm text-gray-900 bg-white border-0 dark:bg-gray-800 focus:ring-0 dark:text-white dark:placeholder-gray-400" placeholder="Write a comment..." required ></textarea>
       </div>
       <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 border-t dark:border-gray-600">
           <button type="submit" class="inline-flex items-center py-2.5 px-4 text-xs font-medium text-center text-white bg-blue-700 rounded-lg focus:ring-4 focus:ring-blue-200 dark:focus:ring-blue-900 hover:bg-blue-800">
               Post comment
           </button>
           <div class="flex ps-0 space-x-1 rtl:space-x-reverse sm:ps-2">
               <button type="button" class="inline-flex justify-center items-center p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                   <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 12 20">
                        <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M1 6v8a5 5 0 1 0 10 0V4.5a3.5 3.5 0 1 0-7 0V13a2 2 0 0 0 4 0V6"/>
                    </svg>
                   <span class="sr-only">Attach file</span>
               </button>
               <button type="button" class="inline-flex justify-center items-center p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                   <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 20">
                        <path d="M8 0a7.992 7.992 0 0 0-6.583 12.535 1 1 0 0 0 .12.183l.12.146c.112.145.227.285.326.4l5.245 6.374a1 1 0 0 0 1.545-.003l5.092-6.205c.206-.222.4-.455.578-.7l.127-.155a.934.934 0 0 0 .122-.192A8.001 8.001 0 0 0 8 0Zm0 11a3 3 0 1 1 0-6 3 3 0 0 1 0 6Z"/>
                    </svg>
                   <span class="sr-only">Set location</span>
               </button>
               <button type="button" class="inline-flex justify-center items-center p-2 text-gray-500 rounded cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
                   <svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 18">
                        <path d="M18 0H2a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h16a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2a2 2 0 0 0-2-2Zm-5.5 4a1.5 1.5 0 1 1 0 3 1.5 1.5 0 0 1 0-3Zm4.376 10.481A1 1 0 0 1 16 15H4a1 1 0 0 1-.895-1.447l3.5-7A1 1 0 0 1 7.468 6a.965.965 0 0 1 .9.5l2.775 4.757 1.546-1.887a1 1 0 0 1 1.618.1l2.541 4a1 1 0 0 1 .028 1.011Z"/>
                    </svg>
                   <span class="sr-only">Upload image</span>
               </button>
           </div>
       </div>
   </div>
</form>
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Chatroom input #

If you want to build a chatroom component you will usually want to use a textarea element to allow users to write multi-line chunks of text.

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<form>
    <label for="chat" class="sr-only">Your message</label>
    <div class="flex items-center px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700">
        <button type="button" class="inline-flex justify-center p-2 text-gray-500 rounded-lg cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
            <svg class="w-5 h-5" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 20 18">
                <path fill="currentColor" d="M13 5.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0 .5.5 0 0 1 1 0ZM7.565 7.423 4.5 14h11.518l-2.516-3.71L11 13 7.565 7.423Z"/>
                <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M18 1H2a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v14a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h16a1 1 0 0 0 1-1V2a1 1 0 0 0-1-1Z"/>
                <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M13 5.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0 .5.5 0 0 1 1 0ZM7.565 7.423 4.5 14h11.518l-2.516-3.71L11 13 7.565 7.423Z"/>
            </svg>
            <span class="sr-only">Upload image</span>
        </button>
        <button type="button" class="p-2 text-gray-500 rounded-lg cursor-pointer hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
            <svg class="w-5 h-5" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
                <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M13.408 7.5h.01m-6.876 0h.01M19 10a9 9 0 1 1-18 0 9 9 0 0 1 18 0ZM4.6 11a5.5 5.5 0 0 0 10.81 0H4.6Z"/>
            </svg>
            <span class="sr-only">Add emoji</span>
        </button>
        <textarea id="chat" rows="1" class="block mx-4 p-2.5 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-white rounded-lg border border-gray-300 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:bg-gray-800 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Your message..."></textarea>
            <button type="submit" class="inline-flex justify-center p-2 text-blue-600 rounded-full cursor-pointer hover:bg-blue-100 dark:text-blue-500 dark:hover:bg-gray-600">
            <svg class="w-5 h-5 rotate-90 rtl:-rotate-90" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 18 20">
                <path d="m17.914 18.594-8-18a1 1 0 0 0-1.828 0l-8 18a1 1 0 0 0 1.157 1.376L8 18.281V9a1 1 0 0 1 2 0v9.281l6.758 1.689a1 1 0 0 0 1.156-1.376Z"/>
            </svg>
            <span class="sr-only">Send message</span>
        </button>
    </div>
</form>