Textarea

The textarea input uses HTML's native textarea input. It allows a user to enter multiple lines of text and is resizable in most browsers.

Basic example

  <FormKit    type="textarea"    name="instructions"    label="Your Essay"    placeholder="Remember to write in complete sentences."    :help="`${value.instructions ? value.instructions.length : 0} / 120`"    validation="length:0,120"    validation-visibility="live"    :validation-messages="{      length: 'Instructions cannot be more than 120 characters.',    }"  />

Props & Attributes

The textarea input has no unique props but can make use of the following universal FormKit props.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
Commonly used native attributes
`cols`	`Number`	`20`	View on MDN
`maxlength`	`Number`	`none`	View on MDN
`minlength`	`Number`	`none`	View on MDN
`placeholder`	`String`	`none`	View on MDN
`rows`	`Number`	`none`	View on MDN
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`config`	`Object`	`{}`	Configuration options to provide to the input’s node and any descendent node of this input.
`delay`	`Number`	`20`	Number of milliseconds to debounce an input’s value before the `commit` hook is dispatched.
`dirtyBehavior`	`string`	`touched`	Determines how the "dirty" flag of this input is set. Can be set to `touched` or `compare` — `touched` (the default) is more performant, but will not detect when the form is once again matching its initial state.
`errors`	`Array`	`[]`	Array of strings to show as error messages on this field.
`help`	`String`	`''`	Text for help text associated with the input.
`id`	`String`	`input_{n}`	The unique `id` of the input. Providing an `id` also allows the input’s node to be globally accessed.
`ignore`	`Boolean`	`false`	Prevents an input from being included in any parent (group, list, form etc). Useful when using inputs for UI instead of actual values.
`index`	`Number`	`undefined`	Allows an input to be inserted at the given index if the parent is a list. If the input’s value is undefined, it inherits the value from that index position. If it has a value it inserts it into the lists’s values at the given index.
`label`	`String`	`''`	Text for the `label` element associated with the input.
`name`	`String`	`input_{n}`	The name of the input as identified in the data object. This should be unique within a group of fields.
`parent`	`FormKitNode`	`contextual`	By default the parent is a wrapping group, list or form — but this props allows explicit assignment of the parent node.
`prefix-icon`	`String`	`''`	Specifies an icon to put in the `prefixIcon` section.
`preserve`	`Boolean`	`false`	Preserves the value of the input on a parent group, list, or form when the input unmounts.
`preserve-errors`	`Boolean`	`false`	By default errors set on inputs using `setErrors` are automatically cleared on input, setting this prop to true maintains the error until it is explicitly cleared.
`sections-schema`	`Object`	`{}`	An object of section keys and schema partial values, where each schema partial is applied to the respective section.
`suffix-icon`	`String`	`''`	Specifies an icon to put in the `suffixIcon` section.
`type`	`String`	`text`	The type of input to render from the library.
`validation`	`String, Array`	`[]`	The validation rules to be applied to the input.
`validation-visibility`	`String`	`blur`	Determines when to show an input's failing validation rules. Valid values are `blur`, `dirty`, and `live`.
`validation-label`	`String`	`{label prop}`	Determines what label to use in validation error messages, by default it uses the `label` prop if available, otherwise it uses the `name` prop.
`validation-rules`	`Object`	`{}`	Additional custom validation rules to make available to the validation prop.
`value`	`Any`	`undefined`	Seeds the initial value of an input and/or its children. Not reactive. Can seed entire groups (forms) and lists..

You can target a specific section of an input using that section's "key", allowing you to modify that section's classes, HTML (via :sections-schema, or content (via slots)). Read more about sections here.

outer

wrapper

label

Brief biography

inner

prefixIcon

📕

prefix

input

The year was 1982. The season was Autumn. My parents were living in Peru at the time...

suffix

suffixIcon

help

Tell us a little about yourself.

messages

message

Brief biography must be between 300 and 500 characters.

Click on a section to lock focus to the chosen section. Click locked section again to unlock.

Section-key	Description
`outer`	The outermost wrapping element.
`wrapper`	A wrapper around the label and input.
`label`	The label of the input.
`prefix`	Has no output by default, but allows content directly before an input element.
`prefixIcon`	An element for outputting an icon before the prefix section.
`inner`	A wrapper around the actual input element.
`suffix`	Has no output by default, but allows content directly after an input element.
`suffixIcon`	An element for outputting an icon after the suffix section.
`input`	The input element itself.
`help`	The element containing help text.
`messages`	A wrapper around all the messages.
`message`	The element (or many elements) containing a message — most often validation and error messages.

Accessibility

All FormKit inputs are designed with the following accessibility considerations in mind. Help us continually improve accessibility for all by filing accessibility issues here:

Semantic markup
ARIA attributes
Keyboard accessibility
Focus indicators
Color contrast with the provided theme
Accessible labels, help text, and errors

Accessibility attributes

Section Key	Attribute	Value	Description
`label`	`label`	`for`	Associates a label to an input element. Users can click on the label to focus the input or to toggle between states.
`input`	`input`	`disabled`	Disables an HTML element, preventing user interaction and signaling a non-interactive state.
		`aria-describedby`	Associates an element with a description, aiding screen readers.
		`aria-required`	Added when input validation is set to `required`.
`icon`	`icon`	`for`	Links icon to input element when icon in rendered as a `label`.

Keyboard Interactions

Keyboard Event	Description
`Tab`	Moves the focus to the next focusable element on the page.
`Shift`+`Tab`	Moves the focus to the previous focusable element on the page.