Textarea

The Textarea component allows you to easily create multi-line text inputs.

chakra ui pro

Import#

import { Textarea } from "@chakra-ui/react"

Usage#

<Textarea placeholder="Here is a sample placeholder" />

Controlled Textarea#

function Example() {
let [value, setValue] = React.useState("")
let handleInputChange = (e) => {
let inputValue = e.target.value
setValue(inputValue)
}
return (
<>
<Text mb="8px">Value: {value}</Text>
<Textarea
value={value}
onChange={handleInputChange}
placeholder="Here is a sample placeholder"
size="sm"
/>
</>
)
}

Resize behavior#

You can add resize prop to change the Textarea resize behavior.

function ResizeExample() {
const [resize, setResize] = React.useState("horizontal")
return (
<>
<RadioGroup defaultValue={resize} onChange={setResize} mb={6}>
<Stack direction="row" spacing={5}>
<Radio value="horizontal">Horizontal</Radio>
<Radio value="vertical">Vertical</Radio>
<Radio value="none">None</Radio>
</Stack>
</RadioGroup>
<Textarea
placeholder="Here is a sample placeholder"
size="sm"
resize={resize}
/>
</>
)
}

Disabled Textarea#

<Textarea isDisabled placeholder="Here is a sample placeholder" />

Invalid Textarea#

<Textarea isInvalid placeholder="Here is a sample placeholder" />

Props#

The Textarea composes the Input component.

colorScheme

Description

Color Schemes for Textarea are not implemented in the default theme. You can extend the theme to implement them.

Type
"whiteAlpha" | "blackAlpha" | "gray" | "red" | "orange" | "yellow" | "green" | "teal" | "blue" | "cyan" | "purple" | "pink" | "linkedin" | "facebook" | "messenger" | "whatsapp" | "twitter" | "telegram"

errorBorderColor

Description

The border color when the textarea is invalid. Use color keys in `theme.colors` @example errorBorderColor = "red.500"

Type
string

focusBorderColor

Description

The border color when the textarea is focused. Use color keys in `theme.colors` @example focusBorderColor = "blue.500"

Type
string

isDisabled

Description

If true, the form control will be disabled. This has 2 side effects: - The FormLabel will have `data-disabled` attribute - The form element (e.g, Input) will be disabled

Type
boolean

isFullWidth

Description

If true, the textarea element will span the full width of its parent @deprecated This component defaults to 100% width, please use the props maxWidth or width to configure

Type
boolean

isInvalid

Description

If true, the form control will be invalid. This has 2 side effects: - The FormLabel and FormErrorIcon will have `data-invalid` set to true - The form element (e.g, Input) will have `aria-invalid` set to true

Type
boolean

isReadOnly

Description

If true, the form control will be readonly

Type
boolean

isRequired

Description

If true, the form control will be required. This has 2 side effects: - The FormLabel will show a required indicator - The form element (e.g, Input) will have `aria-required` set to true

Type
boolean

size

Type
"sm" | "md" | "lg" | "xs"
Default
"md"

variant

Type
"outline" | "unstyled" | "filled" | "flushed"
Default
"outline"
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