Textarea-field

Help to add a Textarea field in a form.  A text area is a larger input box where you can enter multiple lines of text, such as descriptions, comments,  and paragraphs of text. Use the editor to open your form.

Open the field options

Form textarea field
Textarea field type 
  • Press the enter key: This will open the field options dropdown.
  • Press the "o" button: This will also bring up the field options.

From the dropdown menu that appears and select the "textarea" field.Once the textarea field is selected, it will be added to your form.

Name your textarea field

Clear the existing "Label" text and enter a descriptive title such as "Comments," "Feedback," or "Tell us more." 

Textarea field add name
Add a field name

 This name is typically what will appear as a label beside the field.

Textarea field can be customized 

Required field

Marking a Textarea field as required ensures that users must provide input before submitting the form. 

Textarea required field
Enabling the required field

Once the button is clicked, it will be added in your text field.

Min and max length

Setting minimum and maximum length constraints that helps control the amount of text a user can enter. 

Textarea minimum length
Giving minimum length to the textarea field

Text field maximum length

Giving maximum length to the textarea field

Placeholder text

It provides a hint or guidance to user on what to input, such as "Please share your thoughts..." or "Please provide your feedback..." or "Type your comments here".

Textarea placeholder
Adding a placeholder to the textarea field

Sample textarea field live form

Follow these steps to create and customize a textarea field in a FormApe form.

Success live page
Live success form

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