# Textarea
Collects multiple lines of text. Resizes vertically only.
Category: forms
Name: `textarea`
Also known as: Textarea, Text area, Multiline input
Page: https://vlak.dev/components/textarea/
## When to use
- Free text longer than one line.
- Vertical resize only; the width follows the grid.
## When not to
- Single values; use Input.
- Rich text; this is a native textarea.
## Install
**React package.** Precompiled; no compiler to configure.
```sh
npm install @noorddev/vlak-react
```
```tsx
import "@noorddev/vlak-react/css";
import { Textarea } from "@noorddev/vlak-react";
```
**Vendor the source.** The StyleX leaf lands in `components/vlak/` for your compiler to own.
```sh
npx @noorddev/vlak-cli add textarea
```
**shadcn registry.** Same files, through the shadcn CLI.
```sh
npx shadcn add https://vlak.dev/r/textarea.json
```
**CSS only.** `rs-*` classes on plain markup, styled by `@noorddev/vlak/css`.
```html
Notes
```
## Example
```tsx
import { Textarea } from "@noorddev/vlak-react";
```
## Props
### Textarea
Extends `TextareaHTMLAttributes`: every native attribute, `className`, `style`, and event handler passes through.
Forwards `ref` to the `HTMLTextAreaElement`.
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `label` | `ReactNode` | | |
| `feedback` | `ReactNode` | | |
## Keyboard
| Keys | Does |
| --- | --- |
| Tab | Moves focus to the field; Enter inserts a line break |
## Accessibility
- A native