Semantics
Visible label, native textarea, described-by, alerts, and optional status.
Forms and selection · stable · MIT
Textarea
A native multiline field with validation, resizing, and live count.
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Add Textarea
Behavior contract
Semantics before surface
Keyboard
Native multiline editing.
System support
Light and dark themes, logical RTL layout, reduced motion, responsive content, and forwarded public refs.
Source-derived reference
Anatomy and public API
Exported anatomy
These public React parts are read directly from the canonical source during the documentation build.
GummyTextarea
Prop contracts
GummyTextareaProps
Composes React.TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTMLTextAreaElement> & { label: React.ReactNode; description?: React.ReactNode; errorMessage?: React.ReactNode; successMessage?: React.ReactNode; optional?: boolean; resize?: "none" | "vertical" | "both"; showCount?: boolean; wrapperClassName?: string; }
Troubleshooting
Check behavior before surface.
- If the material is missing, confirm the registry-installed shared and component CSS files are imported once.
- If interaction differs, preserve this contract: Native multiline editing.
- If assistive output differs, preserve this semantic foundation: Visible label, native textarea, described-by, alerts, and optional status.
- If dark, RTL, or reduced-motion behavior is missing, verify the nearest theme, direction, and media-query boundaries rather than adding page-local overrides.
Live product source
Inspect the canonical states
The Component Lab exercises real source across default, focus, disabled, responsive, dark, reduced-motion, and RTL contexts.
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Try Textarea in context
Resize the canvas, switch its theme, or reverse its reading direction without changing the rest of the page.
Textarea preview: fluid width, light theme, left to right.
Editable source
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Canonical Base UI or native source
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