width « TextArea « HTML CSS Q&A

1. Unable to set textarea width with CSS    stackoverflow.com

I have attempted to use this CSS to set the width of my form elements:

input[type="text"], textarea { width:250px; }

2. Is 'width' applicable to a textarea?    stackoverflow.com

Is the CSS 'width' property applicable to a <textarea>? In practice, people say that they use it successfully, for example using a rule like this:

textarea
{
    width:100%;
}

3. My textarea won't accept any width attributes    stackoverflow.com

for some odd reason the text area I have in my site won't accept the width I tell it to, I've tried to select it three times in the CSS just ...

4. HTML textarea min-width ignored when width is set    stackoverflow.com

The min-width seems to be ignored, I cannot scale less than 200px; Any workaround?

<textarea style='width:200px; max-width:400px; min-width:100px'>
    text
</textarea>

5. calculating Spark TextArea width    stackoverflow.com

I am treating a spark TextArea as text input(by setting heightInLines="1"). The TextArea is part of an mxml component and I want to resize the component when the text is changed. ...

6. AHK: am I correct in my understanding of the GUI client area width?    stackoverflow.com

On AHK forum, in this thread, I received this answer:

the control is bigger than the client area but it will always be "underneath", or limited ...

7. I have a textarea that won't have 100% in width when I set it in CSS or plain HTML?    stackoverflow.com

How can I set a textarea to 100% in width? it dosn't work when I say: textarea {width: 100%} in css.

8. CSS Setting Textarea width to 100%    stackoverflow.com

I have a Textarea inside a TD tag and I want to set the textarea width to 100% so the width is the same as the TD width. I've used:

textarea{width:100%}

9. Textarea At 100% Width Overflows Parent Container    stackoverflow.com

I'm having a problem with a textarea (and possibly any input element) being displayed too wide if the width is set to 100%. Here is my CSS. First, I'm resetting all styles.

html, ...

10. how to have a textarea at 100% width but keep its margin    stackoverflow.com

Given the following CSS

.comment {
margin: 10px;
display: block;
overflow: auto;
border-top-left-radius: 5px 5px;
border-top-right-radius: 5px 5px;
border-bottom-right-radius: 5px 5px;
border-bottom-left-radius: 5px 5px;
-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 1px 1px 3px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
min-height: 200px;
width: 100% 
}

11. Set a Specific Width for An Article Text Area    stackoverflow.com

        <div id="textcontent">
            <center>
          ...

12. How to control the expandability of textarea from width perspective    stackoverflow.com

CSS

#editpro{
background:#CEEBFB;
margin-left:30px;
margin-right:500px;
text-align:center;
color:#3687cc;
font-size:20px;
border:2px ridge #3687cc;
border-radius:15px;
width:350px;
}

  <div id="editpro">
   <form>
     <label for="username">Username </label>
     <input  type="text" id="username" name="username"/><br /><br />
     ...