Example
A text area with a specified height and width:
<textarea rows="4" cols="50">
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Definition and Usage
The cols attribute specifies the visible width of a text area.
Tip: The size of a text area can also be set by the CSS height and width properties.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cols | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Syntax
<textarea cols="number">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | Specifies the width of the text area (in average character width). Default value is 20 |