Textarea

A multi-line text input field for longer content like comments, messages, and descriptions.

Commit message

Describe what changed and why

Installation

Install the component using the StarUI CLI:

star add textarea

Disabled, readonly, required, and error states

System log

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Acme Corp.
Permission is hereby granted...

Description *

Minimum 10 characters

Bio

Must be under 20 characters

Fixed height, auto-grow, and resize control

Compact (rows=2)

Standard (rows=5)

Auto-grow

Vertical resize

Reactive counter with color-coded feedback

A few words about yourself

Bio

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Monospace textarea with clipboard and line count

Python

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Prop	Type	Default	Description
`placeholder`	`str \| None`	`None`	Placeholder text shown when empty
`value`	`str \| None`	`None`	Initial text value
`signal`	`str \| None`	`None`	Datastar signal for two-way binding
`rows`	`int \| None`	`None`	Number of visible text rows (auto-grows when omitted)
`maxlength`	`int \| None`	`None`	Maximum number of characters
`resize`	`Literal['none','both','horizontal','vertical'] \| None`	`None`	Controls textarea resizing behavior
`disabled`	`bool`	`False`	Whether the textarea is disabled
`readonly`	`bool`	`False`	Whether the textarea is read-only
`required`	`bool`	`False`	Whether the textarea is required
`autofocus`	`bool`	`False`	Auto-focus on page load
`cls`	`str`	`''`	Additional CSS classes