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HTML <textarea> wrap Attribute

❮ HTML <textarea> tag

Example

The text in a text area with wrap="hard" will contain newlines (if any) when submitted in a form:

<textarea rows="2" cols="20" wrap="hard">
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Definition and Usage

The wrap attribute specifies how the text in a text area is to be wrapped when submitted in a form.


Browser Support

Attribute
wrap Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

<textarea wrap="soft|hard">

Attribute Values

Value Description
soft The text in the textarea is not wrapped when submitted in a form. This is default
hard The text in the textarea is wrapped (contains newlines) when submitted in a form. When "hard" is used, the cols attribute must be specified

❮ HTML <textarea> tag
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