---
type: doc
title: Textarea
description: Displays a form textarea or a component that looks like a textarea.
---

> Fulldev UI for React. The `@fulldev` registry in `components.json` points at `https://ui.full.dev/r/react/styles/{style}/{name}.json`; see [installation](/react/docs/installation.md).

```tsx title="src/components/examples/textarea/textarea-demo.tsx"
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"

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

## Installation

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @fulldev/textarea
```

## Usage

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

```tsx
<Textarea />
```

## Field

Use `Field`, `FieldLabel`, and `FieldDescription` to create a textarea with a label and description.

```tsx title="src/components/examples/textarea/textarea-field.tsx"
import { Field, FieldDescription, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"

export function TextareaField() {
  return (
    <Field>
      <FieldLabel htmlFor="textarea-message">Message</FieldLabel>
      <FieldDescription>Enter your message below.</FieldDescription>
      <Textarea id="textarea-message" placeholder="Type your message here." />
    </Field>
  )
}
```

## Disabled

Use the `disabled` prop to disable the textarea.

```tsx title="src/components/examples/textarea/textarea-disabled.tsx"
import { Field, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"

export function TextareaDisabled() {
  return (
    <Field data-disabled>
      <FieldLabel htmlFor="textarea-disabled">Message</FieldLabel>
      <Textarea
        id="textarea-disabled"
        placeholder="Type your message here."
        disabled
      />
    </Field>
  )
}
```

## Invalid

Use the `aria-invalid` prop to mark the textarea as invalid.

```tsx title="src/components/examples/textarea/textarea-invalid.tsx"
import { Field, FieldDescription, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"

export function TextareaInvalid() {
  return (
    <Field data-invalid>
      <FieldLabel htmlFor="textarea-invalid">Message</FieldLabel>
      <Textarea
        id="textarea-invalid"
        placeholder="Type your message here."
        aria-invalid
      />
      <FieldDescription>Please enter a valid message.</FieldDescription>
    </Field>
  )
}
```

## Button

Pair with `Button` to create a textarea with a submit button.

```tsx title="src/components/examples/textarea/textarea-button.tsx"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"

export function TextareaButton() {
  return (
    <div className="grid w-full gap-2">
      <Textarea placeholder="Type your message here." />
      <Button>Send message</Button>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/rtl).

```tsx title="src/components/examples/textarea/textarea-rtl.tsx"
"use client"

import * as React from "react"

import { Field, FieldDescription, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"
import {
  useTranslation,
  type Translations,
} from "@/components/language-selector"

const translations: Translations = {
  en: {
    dir: "ltr",
    values: {
      label: "Feedback",
      placeholder: "Your feedback helps us improve...",
      description: "Share your thoughts about our service.",
    },
  },
  ar: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {
      label: "التعليقات",
      placeholder: "تعليقاتك تساعدنا على التحسين...",
      description: "شاركنا أفكارك حول خدمتنا.",
    },
  },
  he: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {
      label: "משוב",
      placeholder: "המשוב שלך עוזר לנו להשתפר...",
      description: "שתף את מחשבותיך על השירות שלנו.",
    },
  },
}

export function TextareaRtl() {
  const { dir, t } = useTranslation(translations, "ar")

  return (
    <Field className="w-full max-w-xs" dir={dir}>
      <FieldLabel htmlFor="feedback" dir={dir}>
        {t.label}
      </FieldLabel>
      <Textarea id="feedback" placeholder={t.placeholder} dir={dir} rows={4} />
      <FieldDescription dir={dir}>{t.description}</FieldDescription>
    </Field>
  )
}
```

## API Reference

Source: [`react/src/components/ui/textarea.tsx`](https://github.com/fulldotdev/ui/blob/main/react/src/components/ui/textarea.tsx)

## Install what this page shows

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @fulldev/textarea-examples
```