Textarea

Textarea is a multiline text input component with size variants, visual styles, and configurable resize behavior.

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Import

import { Textarea } from "@tosui/react";

Basic usage

Preview

Code

<Textarea placeholder="Enter your message" />

Sizes

Preview

Code

<VStack gap={4}>
  <Textarea size="sm" placeholder="Small textarea" />
  <Textarea size="md" placeholder="Medium textarea (default)" />
  <Textarea size="lg" placeholder="Large textarea" />
</VStack>

Variants

Preview

Code

<VStack gap={4}>
  <Textarea variant="outline" placeholder="Outline variant (default)" />
  <Textarea variant="filled" placeholder="Filled variant" />
</VStack>

States

Preview

Code

<VStack gap={4}>
  <Textarea placeholder="Normal textarea" />
  <Textarea disabled placeholder="Disabled textarea" />
  <Textarea isInvalid placeholder="Invalid textarea" />
</VStack>

Rows

Control the initial height with the rows prop.

Preview

Code

<VStack gap={4}>
  <Textarea rows={2} placeholder="2 rows" />
  <Textarea rows={5} placeholder="5 rows" />
  <Textarea rows={8} placeholder="8 rows" />
</VStack>

Resize behavior

Control how the textarea can be resized.

Preview

Code

<VStack gap={4}>
  <Textarea resize="vertical" placeholder="Vertical resize (default)" />
  <Textarea resize="horizontal" placeholder="Horizontal resize" />
  <Textarea resize="both" placeholder="Both directions" />
  <Textarea resize="none" placeholder="No resize" />
</VStack>

With FormField

Use with FormField for labels and validation messages.

<FormField
  label="Bio"
  helperText="Tell us about yourself"
>
  <Textarea rows={4} placeholder="Your bio..." />
</FormField>

<FormField
  label="Message"
  errorMessage="Message is required"
  isInvalid
  isRequired
>
  <Textarea placeholder="Enter your message" />
</FormField>

Props reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
size	"sm" | "md" | "lg"	"md"	Textarea size
variant	"outline" | "filled"	"outline"	Visual variant
disabled	boolean	false	Disable the textarea
isInvalid	boolean	false	Show invalid state
rows	number	3	Number of visible rows
resize	"none" | "vertical" | "horizontal" | "both"	"vertical"	Resize behavior

Textarea also accepts all native <textarea> attributes and Box styling props.

TypeScript

import { Textarea, type TextareaSize, type TextareaVariant, type TextareaResize, type TextareaProps, type TextareaOwnProps } from "@tosui/react";