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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <textarea> wrap Attribute
Example
The text in a text area with wrap="hard" will contain newlines (if any) when submitted in a form:
<textarea rows="2" cols="20" wrap="hard">
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Browser Support
The wrap attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The wrap attribute specifies how the text in a text area is to be wrapped when submitted in a form.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The wrap attribute is new for the <textarea> tag in HTML5.
Syntax
<textarea wrap="soft|hard">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| soft | The text in the textarea is not wrapped when submitted in a form. This is default |
| hard | The text in the textarea is wrapped (contains newlines) when submitted in a form. When "hard" is used, the cols attribute must be specified |
HTML <textarea> tag
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