HTML - rows Attribute

The rows is an HTML attribute that is used to specify the height of the textarea in lines. This attribute is used within the <textarea> element.

The <textarea> element is a multi-line plain-text editing control that is useful when you want users to enter a large number of free-form text.

the size of a text area can also be specified by the CSS height and width properties.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the rows attribute −

<textarea rows="5" >

Where rows="5" specifies the 5 rows that have been taken by the text area to write the paragraph or anything else.

Example

In the following example, we are using the rows attribute within the textarea element to specify the number of rows or height of the textarea.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML rows Attribute</title>
   <style>
      body {
         text-align: center;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <h1 style="color: green;">tutorials <span style="color: black">point</span>
   </h1>
   <textarea rows="3">
      The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
   </textarea>
   <p>This textarea has 3 visible rows. </p>
   <p>You can change that by changing the value of the "rows" attribute. </p>
</body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the textarea field filled with data on the webpage.

Example

Considering the another scenario, where we are going to use the CSS propertied to specify height in textarea element instead of rows attribute.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML rows Attribute</title>
   <style>
      body {
         text-align: center;
      }

      textarea {
         height: 8em;
         width: 15em;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <h1 style="color: green;">tutorials <span style="color: black">point</span>
   </h1>
   <textarea>
      The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
   </textarea>
   <p>You can change height of the text area by changing the value of the height in the CSS. </p>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the textarea field displayed on the webpage.

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