HTML: <textarea> form attribute

Online Example

Text area located outside the form (but still part of the form):

<form action="action_page.php" id="usrform">
　　Name: <input type="text" name="usrname">
　　<input type="submit">
</form>
<textarea name="comment" form="usrform">Enter text here...</textarea>

Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All mainstream browsers except Internet Explorer support the form attribute.

Definition and Usage

The form attribute specifies one or more forms that the text area belongs to.

HTML 4.01 between HTML5difference

The form attribute is an HTML5 with the new attribute.

Syntax

<textarea form="form_id">

Attribute Value