v2.1.0

Components
Textarea

Basic Forms

Tailwind CSS Textarea

A textarea is an element on a webpage that you can type into.

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Basic usage

Placeholder

Basic input example with placeholder.

Label

Basic input example with label.

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Hidden label

<label> elements hidden using the .sr-only class

Basic

Basic input example.

Types

Gray input New

Gray textarea variant.

Underline input New

Underline textarea variant.

Floating label New

A placeholder is required on each <input> as our method uses the :placeholder-shown pseudo-element. Also note that the <input> must come first so we can utilize a sibling selector (e.g., ~).

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<script>
                        (function () {
                          function textareaAutoHeight(el, offsetTop = 0) {
                            el.style.height = 'auto';
                            el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight + offsetTop}px`;
                          }
                    
                          (function () {
                            const textareas = [
                              '#hs-floating-textarea',
                              '#hs-floating-textarea-gray',
                              '#hs-floating-textarea-underline'
                            ];
                    
                            textareas.forEach((el) => {
                              const textarea = document.querySelector(el);
                              const overlay = textarea.closest('.hs-overlay');
                    
                              if (overlay) {
                                const { element } = HSOverlay.getInstance(overlay, true);
                    
                                element.on('open', () => textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3));
                              } else textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                    
                              textarea.addEventListener('input', () => {
                                textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                              });
                            });
                          })();
                        })()
                      </script>

Sizes

Inputs stacked small to large sizes.

Readonly

Add the readonly boolean attribute on an input to prevent modification of the input’s value.

Disabled

Add the disabled boolean attribute on an input to remove pointer events, and prevent focusing.

Helper text

Basic input example with helper text.

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Corner hint

Basic input example with corner-hint.

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Autoheight

Autoheight example.

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<script>
                        (function () {
                          function textareaAutoHeight(el, offsetTop = 0) {
                            el.style.height = 'auto';
                            el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight + offsetTop}px`;
                          }
                    
                          (function () {
                            const textareas = [
                              '#hs-autoheight-textarea'
                            ];
                    
                            textareas.forEach((el) => {
                              const textarea = document.querySelector(el);
                              const overlay = textarea.closest('.hs-overlay');
                    
                              if (overlay) {
                                const { element } = HSOverlay.getInstance(overlay, true);
                    
                                element.on('open', () => textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3));
                              } else textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                    
                              textarea.addEventListener('input', () => {
                                textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                              });
                            });
                          })();
                        })()
                      </script>

Basic usage in modal window.

<script>
                        (function () {
                          function textareaAutoHeight(el, offsetTop = 0) {
                            el.style.height = 'auto';
                            el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight + offsetTop}px`;
                          }
                    
                          (function () {
                            const textareas = [
                              '#hs-autoheight-modal-example-textarea'
                            ];
                    
                            textareas.forEach((el) => {
                              const textarea = document.querySelector(el);
                              const overlay = textarea.closest('.hs-overlay');
                    
                              if (overlay) {
                                const { element } = HSOverlay.getInstance(overlay, true);
                    
                                element.on('open', () => textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3));
                              } else textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                    
                              textarea.addEventListener('input', () => {
                                textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                              });
                            });
                          })();
                        })()
                      </script>

Textarea examples

Advanced custom examples.

<script>
                        (function () {
                          function textareaAutoHeight(el, offsetTop = 0) {
                            el.style.height = 'auto';
                            el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight + offsetTop}px`;
                          }
                    
                          (function () {
                            const textareas = [
                              '#hs-textarea-ex-1'
                            ];
                    
                            textareas.forEach((el) => {
                              const textarea = document.querySelector(el);
                              const overlay = textarea.closest('.hs-overlay');
                    
                              if (overlay) {
                                const { element } = HSOverlay.getInstance(overlay, true);
                    
                                element.on('open', () => textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3));
                              } else textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                    
                              textarea.addEventListener('input', () => {
                                textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                              });
                            });
                          })();
                        })()
                      </script>

Gray style example.

<script>
                        (function () {
                          function textareaAutoHeight(el, offsetTop = 0) {
                            el.style.height = 'auto';
                            el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight + offsetTop}px`;
                          }
                    
                          (function () {
                            const textareas = [
                              '#hs-textarea-ex-2'
                            ];
                    
                            textareas.forEach((el) => {
                              const textarea = document.querySelector(el);
                              const overlay = textarea.closest('.hs-overlay');
                    
                              if (overlay) {
                                const { element } = HSOverlay.getInstance(overlay, true);
                    
                                element.on('open', () => textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3));
                              } else textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                    
                              textarea.addEventListener('input', () => {
                                textareaAutoHeight(textarea, 3);
                              });
                            });
                          })();
                        })()
                      </script>

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