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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <textarea> form Attribute
Example
A text area located outside a form (but still a part of the form):
<form action="demo_form.asp" id="usrform">
Name: <input type="text" name="usrname">
<input type="submit">
</form>
<textarea name="comment" form="usrform">Enter text here...</textarea>
Name: <input type="text" name="usrname">
<input type="submit">
</form>
<textarea name="comment" form="usrform">Enter text here...</textarea>
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Browser Support
The form attribute is supported in all major browsers, except Internet Explorer.
Definition and Usage
The form attribute specifies one or more forms the text area belongs to.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The form attribute is new in HTML5.
Syntax
<textarea form="form_id">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| form_id | Specifies a space-separated list of id's to one or more forms the text area belongs to |
HTML <textarea> tag
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