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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Definition and Usage
The wrap attribute specifies how the text in a text area is to be wrapped when submitted in a form.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wrap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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 |