HTML <textarea> form Attribute

HTML <textarea> tag

Definition and Usage

form The attribute specifies the form to which the text area belongs.

The value of this attribute must be equal to the id attribute of the <form> element in the same document. <form> The id attribute of the element.

Example

A textarea outside the form (but still part of the form):

<form action="/action_page.php" id="usrform">
  Name: <input type="text" name="usrname">
  <input type="submit">
</form>
<textarea name="comment" form="usrform">Enter text here...</textarea>

Try It Yourself

Syntax

<textarea form="form_id">

Attribute Value

Value Description
form_id

Specifies the form element to which the <textarea> element belongs.

The value of this property must be the id attribute of the <form> element in the same document.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version to fully support this property.

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Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Support 11.0 Support Support Support

HTML <textarea> tag