HTML <textarea> cols Attribute

Example

<form action="action.php">
  <textarea cols="25" name="textareaText">Hello world!</textarea>

  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

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Meaning

The cols attribute specifies the width, in characters, of the text area.

The typical default value for the size of a <textarea> tag when this attribute is not set is 20 characters.

Standard Syntax

<textarea cols="number">...</textarea>

Attribute Values