Get started with the building blocks of HTML, the markup language at the core of the internet.

Web Essentials

HTML is used to design standard web pages by using multiple tags and it can be used with multiple assistive languages like CSS and Javascript. In this module, you will learn about HTML tags from scratch. This module will also teach you how to code and create your own web pages using HTML in this interactive web development module for beginners.

Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)

## The `<textarea>` tag in HTML
The **`<textarea>`** tag defines a multi-line text box to input data from the user. The structure of the `<textarea>` tag is as follows:
```html
<textarea id="aboutMe" name="aboutMe" rows="2" cols="5">
I am a content writer at Educative, Inc.
</textarea>
```
The `<textarea>` tag displays a multi-line text box for data input. The height and width of the text box are usually defined by `rows` and `cols` attributes, respectively. The **`row`** attribute specifies the number of text lines that must be visible in the text box. The **`cols`** attribute specifies the number of characters that must be visible in a single line - the default value is `20`. Both of these dimensions can also be set using CSS. Even if the `rows` and `cols` attributes are specified, the user can expand the text box by dragging the symbol in the bottom left corner. The `name` field is usually supplied when the data of the text box is to be submitted as part of a `<form>`.

## Example usage of the `<textarea>` tag
The following code provides an example:

# The `<textarea>` tag in HTML
The **`<textarea>`** tag defines a multi-line text box to input data from the user. The structure of the `<textarea>` tag is as follows:
```html
<textarea id="aboutMe" name="aboutMe" rows="2" cols="5">
I am a content writer at Educative, Inc.
</textarea>
```
The `<textarea>` tag displays a multi-line text box for data input. The height and width of the text box are usually defined by `rows` and `cols` attributes, respectively. The **`row`** attribute specifies the number of text lines that must be visible in the text box. The **`cols`** attribute specifies the number of characters that must be visible in a single line - the default value is `20`. Both of these dimensions can also be set using CSS. Even if the `rows` and `cols` attributes are specified, the user can expand the text box by dragging the symbol in the bottom left corner. The `name` field is usually supplied when the data of the text box is to be submitted as part of a `<form>`.

# Example usage of the `<textarea>` tag
The following code provides an example:

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The `<textarea>` tag in HTML