HTML <textarea> required Attribute
Example
<form action="action.php">
<textarea required name="textareaText"></textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Meaning
The required attribute specifies that the user is required to provide a value for the <textarea> tag for the form to be submitted.
User agents that understand this should set the CSS pseudo-class :invalid when the field goes into error.
Standard Syntax
HTML: <textarea required>...</textarea>
XHTML: <textarea required="required">...</textarea>
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Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| required | This is a boolean attribute, the presence of a boolean attribute on an element represents the true value, and the absence of the attribute represents the false value. |