Apr 26, 2017 · How would I change the content of a <textarea> element with JavaScript? I want to make it empty.

Oct 9, 2010 · Every time I develop a new form that includes a textarea I have the following dilemma when I need to specify its dimensions: Use CSS or use the textarea's attributes cols and rows? What …

Oct 8, 2014 · Would it be possible to use only a textarea from beginning and define its size like an inbutbox? If you get more chars, just increase the textarea to a normal size.

Oct 11, 2012 · Textareas are great because of some built in functionality (scrollbars). How can I format &lt;spans&gt; of text inside of the &lt;textarea&gt;?

May 15, 2011 · Learn how to set a default value for an HTML <textarea> element using various methods and examples on this Stack Overflow page.

Jan 18, 2009 · Learn how to create a textarea that automatically resizes based on the content entered.

Nov 7, 2008 · I really like this answer. It makes the textarea snap to fit without any magic percent numbers less than 100%. You can use padding on all sides in the wrapper to force the text area to …

I am pretty sure the answer is no -- cannot do it with a textarea. From the MDN docs: The HTML <textarea> element represents a multi-line plain-text editing control. Permitted content Text

I want to disable the resizable property of a textarea. Currently, I can resize a textarea by clicking on the bottom right corner of the textarea and dragging the mouse. How can I disable this?

Nov 4, 2016 · Learn how to preserve line breaks when retrieving text from a textarea in HTML forms.