# Textarea

Textarea takes in simple user input as a string. It's usually used when you want the user to input a paragraph of text.

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## Properties

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**Form item name:** This is the name that the encompassing form will use to access the output of the checkbox. See [Custom Form](/app-builder/app-construction/elements/form-elements/custom-form.md) for how it's used.

**Input value:** The default value.

**Textarea rows:** The initial amount of rows for the textarea.

**Min length:** Minimum length of the text in the textarea.

**Max length:** Maximum length of the text in the textarea.

**Auto size:** Enable to let the textarea automatically expand to display more content.

**Show word limit**: Enable to show your Max length in the textarea.

**Textarea placeholder:** Placeholder when there is no text in the teaxtarea.

**Disabled:** Enable to disable the textarea.

See [Form Check](/app-builder/app-construction/elements/form-check.md) for data validation.

See [Tooltip](/app-builder/app-construction/elements/tooltip.md) for tooltip configurations.

## Supported Events

**Focus:** Triggered when a user selects the Textarea.

**Blur:** Triggered when a user deselects the Textarea (clicks outside).

**Value input:** Triggered when a user types in the Textarea.

**Value change:** Triggered when a user changes the value of the Textarea and either the Textarea is deselected or users press Enter.

**Press enter:** Triggered when users press Enter when in the Textarea.

## Supported Actions

**Set Value:** Set the value of the element.

**Set Validate Result:** Set whether the input is valid.

**Set Data:** Change element data. See [Data Store](/app-builder/app-construction/data-store.md).

**Set Loading:** Set loading animation. See [Set loading animations](/app-builder/popular-use-cases/set-loading-animations.md).

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Visit [Interactions](/app-builder/app-construction/interactions.md) for more on events and actions.
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