Example
A text area located outside a form (but still a part of the form):
<form action="demo_form.asp" id="usrform">
Name: <input type="text" name="usrname">
<input type="submit">
</form>
<textarea name="comment" form="usrform">Enter text here...</textarea>
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Definition and Usage
The form attribute specifies one or more forms the text area belongs to.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| form | Yes | Not supported | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The form attribute is new in HTML5.
Syntax
<textarea form="form_id">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| form_id | Specifies the form element the <textarea> element belongs to. The value of this attribute must be the id attribute of a <form> element in the same document. |