textarea tag (XHTML 1.0)

multi-line text field

Attributes

Attribute	Required	Description
accesskey		accessibility key character
class		space-separated list of classes
cols	X
dir		direction for weak/neutral text
disabled		unavailable in this context
id		document-wide unique id
lang		language code
name
readonly
rows	X
style		associated style info
tabindex		position in tabbing order
title		advisory title

Event	Description
onblur	the element lost the focus
onchange	the element value was changed
onclick	a pointer button was clicked
ondblclick	a pointer button was double clicked
onfocus	the element got the focus
onkeydown	a key was pressed down
onkeypress	a key was pressed and released
onkeyup	a key was released
onmousedown	a pointer button was pressed down
onmousemove	a pointer was moved within
onmouseout	a pointer was moved away
onmouseover	a pointer was moved onto
onmouseup	a pointer button was released
onselect	some text was selected