TextareaReady

Textarea is a component that allows user to write text over multiple rows. Used when the expected user input is long. For shorter input, use the Input component.

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<nord-textarea label="Label" value="Value"></nord-textarea>

Properties

PropertyAttributeDescriptionTypeDefault
resizeresize

Controls whether the textarea is resizable. By default is manually resizable vertically. Set to "auto" to enable auto-resizing as content grows.

"vertical" | "auto""vertical"
expandexpand

Controls whether the textarea expands to fill the width of its container.

booleanfalse
maxLengthmaxlength

Controls the max allowed length for the textarea.

number | undefinedundefined
characterCountercharacter-counter

Controls whether to show a count of the number of characters in the textarea. When combined with maxlength, both the count and the max length are shown.

booleanfalse
sizesize

The size of the component.

"s" | "m" | "l""m"
labellabel

Label for the input.

string""
hinthint

Optional hint text to be displayed with the input. Alternatively use the hint slot.

string | undefinedundefined
hideLabelhide-label

Visually hide the label, but still show it to assistive technologies like screen readers.

booleanfalse
placeholderplaceholder

Placeholder text to display within the input.

string | undefinedundefined
errorerror

Optional error to be shown with the input. Alternatively use the error slot.

string | undefinedundefined
requiredrequired

Determines whether the input is required or not. An input marked as required will be announced as such to users of assistive technology. When using this property you need to also set “novalidate” attribute on a form element to prevent browser from displaying its own validation errors.

booleanfalse
hideRequiredhide-required

Visually hide the required indicator, but still show required attribute to assistive technologies like screen readers.

booleanfalse
autocompleteautocomplete

Specifies the data type of the field, so that the browser may attempt to fill out the field automatically on behalf of the user.

AutocompleteAttribute"off"
readonlyreadonly

Makes the component readonly, so that it is not editable. Readonly differs from disabled in that readonly fields are still focusable and will be submitted with a form.

booleanfalse
selectionStart

Gets or sets the starting position or offset of a text selection.

MDN Reference

undefined
selectionEnd

Gets or sets the end position or offset of a text selection.

MDN Reference

undefined
selectionDirection

Gets or sets the direction in which selection occurred.

MDN Reference

undefined
disableddisabled

Makes the component disabled. This prevents users from being able to interact with the component, and conveys its inactive state to assistive technologies.

booleanfalse
namename

The name of the form component.

string | undefinedundefined
valuevalue

The value of the form component.

string""
formform

Gets the form, if any, associated with the form element. The setter accepts a string, which is the id of the form.

HTMLFormElement | nullundefined

Events

EventDescriptionType
select

Fired when some text has been selected.

NordEvent
input

Fired as the user types into the input.

NordEvent
change

Fired whenever the input's value is changed via user interaction.

NordEvent

Slots

Slot nameDescription
label

Use when a label requires more than plain text.

hint

Optional slot that holds hint text for the textarea.

error

Optional slot that holds error text for the textarea.

Methods

Method nameParametersDescription
select() => voidN/A

Selects all the text in the text field.

MDN Reference

setSelectionRange(start: number | null, end: number | null, direction?: "forward" | "backward" | "none") => voidstart: The offset into the text field for the start of the selection.
end: The offset into the text field for the end of the selection.
direction: The direction in which the selection is performed.

Sets the start and end positions of a selection in the text field.

MDN Reference

setRangeText(replacement: string, start?: number, end?: number, selectMode: "select" | "start" | "end" | "preserve") => voidreplacement: The string to insert.
start: The 0-based index of the first character to replace. Defaults to the current `selectionStart` value (the start of the user's current selection).
end: The 0-based index of the character after the last character to replace. Defaults to the current `selectionEnd` value (the end of the user's current selection).
selectMode: A string defining how the selection should be set after the text has been replaced.

Replaces a range of text with a new string.

MDN Reference

getNativeElement() => voidN/A

Returns the native <input> or <textarea> element used under the hood.

focus(options?: FocusOptions) => voidoptions: An object which controls aspects of the focusing process.

Programmatically move focus to the component.

blur() => voidN/A

Programmatically remove focus from the component.

click() => voidN/A

Programmatically simulates a click on the component.

CSS Properties

CSS Custom Properties provide more fine grain control over component presentation. We advise utilizing existing properties on the component before using these.

PropertyDescriptionDefault
--n-textarea-inline-size

Controls the inline size, or width, of the textarea.

240px
--n-textarea-block-size

Controls the block size, or height, of the textarea.

76px
--n-textarea-background

Controls the background of the textarea, using our color tokens.

var(--n-color-active)
--n-textarea-color

Controls the text color of the textarea, using our color tokens.

var(--n-color-text)
--n-textarea-border-color

Controls the border color of the textarea, using our color tokens.

var(--n-color-border-strong)
--n-textarea-border-radius

Controls how rounded the corners are, using border radius tokens.

var(--n-border-radius-s)
--n-label-color

Controls the text color of the label, using our color tokens.

var(--n-color-text)

Localization

This component requires localization in a multi-lingual application. The following keys are required when registering a translation:

KeyDescription
remainingCharacters

A function which receives the number of remaining characters and returns a string to be used as the aria-live message.

For full localization guidelines, please see Localization documentation.

Localization Guidelines

Usage

This section includes guidelines for designers and developers about the usage of this component in different contexts.

Do

  • Use to allow text input where the expected input is long.

Don’t

  • Don’t use when the expected text input is short. Use input component instead.

Content guidelines

Textarea labels act as a title for the text field. Labels should typically be short and in noun form:

Company name
What is your company name?

When writing textarea labels, always write them in sentence case, not title case. The first word should be capitalized and the rest lowercase (unless a proper noun):

Provide description
Provide Description

When a textarea isn’t part of a form and is placed individually on a page, you could provide the textarea label as a call to action:

Leave a comment
Comment

Do not use colons in textarea labels:

Provide description
Provide description:

Integration

For integration guidelines, please see Web Components documentation. This documentation explains how to implement and use Nord Web Components across different technologies such as Vue.js, React, or Vanilla JavaScript.

Integration Guidelines

Troubleshooting

If you experience any issues while using Nord Web Components, please head over to the Support page for more guidelines and ways to contact us.


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