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Textarea API

API reference docs for the React Textarea component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Import

import Textarea from '@mui/joy/Textarea';
// or
import { Textarea } from '@mui/joy';
Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

color

The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component.

Type:

'danger' | 'neutral' | 'primary' | 'success' | 'warning' | string
endDecorator

Trailing adornment for this input.

Type:

node
error

If true, the input will indicate an error. The prop defaults to the value (false) inherited from the parent FormControl component.

Type:

bool
maxRows

Maximum number of rows to display.

Type:

number | string
minRows

Minimum number of rows to display.

Type:

number | string
size

The size of the component.

Type:

'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | string
startDecorator

Leading adornment for this input.

Type:

node
sx

The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles.

Type:

Array<func | object | bool> | func | object
variant

The global variant to use.

Type:

'outlined' | 'plain' | 'soft' | 'solid' | string
The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Theme default props

You can use JoyTextarea to change the default props of this component with the theme.

Slots

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

root'div'Required

Global class: .MuiTextarea-root

Description: The component that renders the root.

textarea'textarea'Required

Global class: .MuiTextarea-textarea

Description: The component that renders the textarea.

startDecorator'div'Required

Global class: .MuiTextarea-startDecorator

Description: The component that renders the start decorator.

endDecorator'div'Required

Global class: .MuiTextarea-endDecorator

Description: The component that renders the end decorator.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

CSS classes

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the root slot when specific states are triggered.

.Mui-disabledSTATE

Class name applied to the root element if disabled={true}.

.Mui-errorSTATE

State class applied to the root element if error={true}.

.Mui-focusedSTATE

Class name applied to the root element if the component is focused.

.MuiTextarea-colorContext

Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered.

.MuiTextarea-colorDanger

Class name applied to the root element if color="danger".

.MuiTextarea-colorNeutral

Class name applied to the root element if color="neutral".

.MuiTextarea-colorPrimary

Class name applied to the root element if color="primary".

.MuiTextarea-colorSuccess

Class name applied to the root element if color="success".

.MuiTextarea-colorWarning

Class name applied to the root element if color="warning".

.MuiTextarea-formControl

Class name applied to the root element if the component is a descendant of FormControl.

.MuiTextarea-sizeLg

Class name applied to the root element if size="lg".

.MuiTextarea-sizeMd

Class name applied to the root element if size="md".

.MuiTextarea-sizeSm

Class name applied to the root element if size="sm".

.MuiTextarea-variantOutlined

Class name applied to the root element if variant="outlined".

.MuiTextarea-variantPlain

Class name applied to the root element if variant="plain".

.MuiTextarea-variantSoft

Class name applied to the root element if variant="soft".