Textarea

Textareas are used to input multi-line text data

Examples

Base

Label

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__base">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__base"></chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__base">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__base"></textarea>
</div>

Disabled

Use the disabled boolean attribute to prevent users from interacting with an input. Disabled inputs are not submitted with the form and can not receive any browsing events such as mouse clicks or focus. Note: The required attribute can not be used on inputs with a disabled attribute specified.

Label

Sample text

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__disabled">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__disabled" disabled>Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__disabled">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__disabled" disabled>Sample text</textarea>
</div>

Readonly

Use the readonly boolean attribute to prevent users from changing an input value. Unlike disabled inputs, readonly inputs are submitted with the form and can still receive browsing events such as mouse clicks and focus. Note: The required attribute can not be used on inputs with a readonly attribute specified.

Label

Sample text

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__readonly">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__readonly" readonly>Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__readonly">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__readonly" readonly>Sample text</textarea>
</div>

Placeholder

Use the placeholder attribute to provide users with an example of the type of data that can be entered into an input. Note: Placeholder text is not persistent and visually disappears when a value is entered.

Label

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__placeholder">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__placeholder" placeholder="Placeholder"></chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__placeholder">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__placeholder" placeholder="Placeholder"></textarea>
</div>

Required

Use the required boolean attribute to indicate which inputs must be completed before submitting a form. This is useful for capturing important information and reducing the risk of form errors. To render a required textarea, apply the required attribute to the textarea. It is also encouraged but not mandatory to apply a required attribute to the corresponding label of the textarea which will automatically render a red asterisk. Note: For HTML Blueprint implementations, the required attribute is not supported on the label. Please use the alternate method specified below for rendering a red asterisk within the label.

Label

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__required" required>Label</chi-label>
  <chitextarea id="example__required" required></chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__required">
    Label
    <abbr class="chi-label__required" title="Required field">*</abbr>
  </label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__required" required></textarea>
</div>

Optional

When the vast majority of inputs in a form are required, optional can be used to help emphasize the few that are not. This is useful for textareas that are not relevant to all users, such as an Additional Comments textarea in a create support ticket form. If the user does not have additional comments, applying optional to chi-label will help convey the labels corresponding textarea is not required and can be skipped. Note: For HTML Blueprint implementations, the optional boolean attribute is not supported on the label. Please use the alternate method specified below for rendering optional text within the label.

Label

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__optional" optional>Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__optional"></chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__optional">
    Label
    <abbr class="chi-label__optional" title="Optional field">(optional)</abbr>
  </label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__optional"></textarea>
</div>

Help

Use chi-label__help to include a help icon that displays helpful information about a textarea in a popover. A help icon must be contained within an icon button to ensure it receives focus when a user tabs through a form.

Label

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <div class="chi-label__wrapper">
    <chi-label for="example__label-with-icon">Label</chi-label>
    <div class="chi-label__help">
      <chi-button id="example__help-button" type="icon" size="sm" variant="flat" alternative-text="Help">
        <chi-icon icon="circle-info-outline"></chi-icon>
      </chi-button>
      <chi-popover id="example__help-popover" position="top" variant="text" arrow reference="#example__help-button">
        Helpful information goes here.
      </chi-popover>
    </div>
  </div>
  <chi-textarea id="example__label-with-icon"></chi-textarea>
</div>

<script>
  document.querySelector("#example__help-button")
    .addEventListener("click", function() {
      var popoverElem = document.querySelector("#example__help-popover");
      popoverElem.toggle();
    });
</script>

This HTML Blueprint requires JavaScript. You may use your own solution, or use Chi's vanilla JavaScript solution, Chi.js.

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <div class="chi-label__wrapper">
    <label class="chi-label" for="example__label-with-icon">Label</label>
    <div class="chi-label__help">
      <div class="chi-button -icon -flat -sm" id="example__help-button" data-target="#example__help-popover" aria-label="Help">
        <div class="chi-button__content">
          <i class="chi-icon icon-circle-info-outline"></i>
        </div>
      </div>
      <section class="chi-popover chi-popover--top" id="example__help-popover" aria-modal="true" role="dialog">
        <div class="chi-popover__content">
          <p class="chi-popover__text">Helpful information goes here.</p>
        </div>
      </section>
    </div>
  </div>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__label-with-icon"></textarea>
</div>

<script>chi.popover(document.getElementById('example__help-button'));</script>

Message

Add a message below a textarea to store descriptions, validation feedback, and other helpful information.

Label

Optional input message

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__message">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__message"></chi-textarea>
  <div class="chi-label -status">Optional input message</div>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__message">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__message"></textarea>
  <div class="chi-label -status">Optional input message</div>
</div>

Error

Use the danger state to provide feedback to users when input data fails to validate. To meet accessibility requirements, danger inputs must include an error message explaining the failure and/or how to correct it.

Describe the issue

Please describe the issue.

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__danger" required>Describe the issue</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__danger" state="danger" required></chi-textarea>
  <div class="chi-label -status -danger">Please describe the issue.</div>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__danger">
    Describe the issue
    <abbr class="chi-label__required" title="Required field">*</abbr>
  </label>
  <textarea class="chi-input -danger" id="example__danger" required></textarea>
  <div class="chi-label -status -danger">Please describe the issue.</div>
</div>

Layout Variations

Inline Label

Apply the class -row to chi-form__item to render labels and textareas inline.

Label

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item -row -align-items--start">
  <chi-label for="example__inline-label">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__inline-label"></chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item -row -align-items--start">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__inline-label">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__inline-label"></textarea>
</div>

Inline Label - width controlled using percent

Label width 50%

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item -row -align-items--start">
  <chi-label class="-w--50" for="example__inline-label-percent">Label width 50%</chi-label>
  <div class="-w--50">
    <chi-textarea id="example__inline-label-percent"></chi-textarea>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item -row -align-items--start">
  <label class="chi-label -w--50" for="example__inline-label-percent">Label</label>
  <div class="-w--50">
    <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__inline-label-percent"></textarea>
  </div>
</div>

Inline Label - width controlled using grid

Label width 3 columns

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item -row chi-grid -no-gutter -align-items--start">
  <chi-label class="chi-col -w--3" for="example__inline-label-grid">Label width 3 columns</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea class="chi-col -w--9" id="example__inline-label-grid"></chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item -row chi-grid -no-gutter -align-items--start">
  <label class="chi-label chi-col -w--3" for="example__inline-label-grid">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input chi-col -w--9" id="example__inline-label-grid"></textarea>
</div>

Inline Textareas

Label

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="-d--flex">
  <div class="chi-form__item -inline -flex--grow1">
    <chi-label for="example__inline-input01">Label</chi-label>
    <chi-textarea id="example__inline-input01"></chi-textarea>
  </div>
  <div class="chi-form__item -inline -flex--grow1">
    <chi-label for="example__inline-input02">Label</chi-label>
    <chi-textarea id="example__inline-input02"></chi-textarea>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="-d--flex">
  <div class="chi-form__item -inline -flex--grow1">
    <label class="chi-label" for="example__inline-input01">Label</label>
    <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__inline-input01"></textarea>
  </div>
  <div class="chi-form__item -inline -flex--grow1">
    <label class="chi-label" for="example__inline-input02">Label</label>
    <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__inline-input02"></textarea>
  </div>
</div>

Icons

Left Aligned

Label

Sample text

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__icon-left">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__icon-left" icon-left="map-marker" icon-left-color="muted">Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__icon-left">Label</label>
  <div class="chi-input__wrapper -icon--left">
    <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__icon-left">Sample text</textarea>
    <i class="chi-icon icon-map-marker -icon--muted"></i>
  </div>
</div>

Right Aligned

Label

Sample text

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__icon-right">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__icon-right" icon-right="check" icon-right-color="success">Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__icon-right">Label</label>
  <div class="chi-input__wrapper -icon--right">
    <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__icon-right">Sample text</textarea>
    <i class="chi-icon icon-check -icon--success"></i>
  </div>
</div>

Left + Right Aligned

Label

Sample text

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__icon-left-right">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea id="example__icon-left-right" icon-left="map-marker" icon-right="check" icon-left-color="muted" icon-right-color="success">Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__icon-left-right">Label</label>
  <div class="chi-input__wrapper -icon--left -icon--right">
    <textarea class="chi-input" id="example__icon-left-right">Sample text</textarea>
    <i class="chi-icon icon-map-marker -icon--muted"></i>
    <i class="chi-icon icon-check -icon--success"></i>
  </div>
</div>

Sizes

Textareas support the following sizes: sm, md, lg, xl. The default size is md.

Label

Sample text

Label

Sample text

Label

Sample text

Label

Sample text

Web Component
HTML Blueprint

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__sm">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea size="sm" id="example__sm">Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>
<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__md">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea size="md" id="example__md">Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>
<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__lg">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea size="lg" id="example__lg">Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>
<div class="chi-form__item">
  <chi-label for="example__xl">Label</chi-label>
  <chi-textarea size="xl" id="example__xl">Sample text</chi-textarea>
</div>

<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__sm">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input -sm" id="example__sm">Sample text</textarea>
</div>
<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__md">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input -md" id="example__md">Sample text</textarea>
</div>
<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__lg">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input -lg" id="example__lg">Sample text</textarea>
</div>
<div class="chi-form__item">
  <label class="chi-label" for="example__xl">Label</label>
  <textarea class="chi-input -xl" id="example__xl">Sample text</textarea>
</div>

Web Component

Properties

Property	Attribute	Description	Type	Default
`disabled`	`disabled`	To disable Textarea	`boolean`	`false`
`iconLeft`	`icon-left`	To add a left positioned icon	`string`	undefined
`iconLeftColor`	`icon-left-color`	To define color of left icon	`"danger" \| "grey" \| "info" \| "light" \| "muted" \| "navy" \| "orange" \| "primary" \| "secondary" \| "success" \| "warning"`	undefined
`iconRight`	`icon-right`	To add a right positioned icon	`string`	undefined
`iconRightColor`	`icon-right-color`	To define color of right icon	`"danger" \| "grey" \| "info" \| "light" \| "muted" \| "navy" \| "orange" \| "primary" \| "secondary" \| "success" \| "warning"`	undefined
`name`	`name`	To define name of Textarea	`string`	undefined
`placeholder`	`placeholder`	To define placeholder of Textarea	`string`	undefined
`readonly`	`readonly`	To prevent Textarea value from being changed	`boolean`	`false`
`size`	`size`	To define size of Textarea	`"lg" \| "md" \| "sm" \| "xl"`	`'md'`
`state`	`state`	To define state color of Textarea	`"danger" \| "success" \| "warning"`	undefined
`value`	--	To read value of Textarea	`string`	`''`

Events

Event	Description	Type
`chiBlur`	Triggered when the element has lost focus.	`CustomEvent<any>`
`chiChange`	Triggered when an alteration to the element's value is committed by the user	`CustomEvent<string>`
`chiFocus`	Triggered when the user sets focus on the element.	`CustomEvent<any>`
`chiInput`	Triggered when the user changed the element's value but did not commit the change yet	`CustomEvent<string>`

Accessibility

Accessibility guidelines coming soon