# Textarea

Displays a multi-line text input field.

## Installation

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://reactdocs.canceydejean.dev/r/textarea.json
```

[Registry JSON](https://reactdocs.canceydejean.dev/r/textarea.json)

## Preview

```tsx
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea/textarea";

export function Preview() {
  return <Textarea placeholder="Type your message here." className="max-w-sm" />;
}
```


## Source

### textarea.tsx

```tsx
import * as React from "react";

import { cn } from "cn";

function Textarea({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"textarea">) {
  return (
    <textarea
      data-slot="textarea"
      className={cn(
        "border-input placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-ring/50 disabled:bg-input/50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-input/30 dark:disabled:bg-input/80 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 flex field-sizing-content min-h-16 w-full rounded-lg border bg-transparent px-2.5 py-2 text-base transition-colors outline-none focus-visible:ring-3 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:ring-3 md:text-sm",
        className,
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  );
}

export { Textarea };
```



## Usage

Use a textarea for comments, descriptions, and other multi-line form values.

```tsx
import { Textarea } from "@/components/textarea/textarea";

export function Example() {
  return <Textarea placeholder="Type your message here." />;
}
```

Supports `disabled`, `rows`, and `aria-invalid` for form error styling. Auto height is driven by
`field-sizing-content`.