HTML <textarea> required Attribute
Example
A form with a required text area:
<form action="/action_page.php">
<textarea name="comment" required></textarea>
<input type="submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The required attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that a text area is required/must be filled out (in order to submit the form).
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required | Yes | 10.0 | 4.0 | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<textarea required>
❮ HTML <textarea> tag
