HTML: <textarea> name attribute

Online Example

Text area with a name attribute:

<form　action="action_page.php">
<textarea　rows="6"　cols="60"　name="comment">
Enter　text　here...</textarea>
<input　type="submit">
</form>

Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All major browsers support the name attribute.

Definition and Usage

The name attribute specifies the name of the text area.

The name attribute is used to reference elements in JavaScript or to reference form data after submitting the form.

HTML 4.01 and HTML5differences between

None.

Syntax

<textarea name="text">

Attribute value