Textarea API

API reference docs for the React Textarea component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

import Textarea from '@mui/joy/Textarea';
// or
import { Textarea } from '@mui/joy';

The name JoyTextarea can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Name	Type	Description
color	'danger' \| 'info' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string	The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
endDecorator	node	Trailing adornment for this input.
error	bool	If `true`, the `input` will indicate an error. The prop defaults to the value (`false`) inherited from the parent FormControl component.
maxRows	number \| string	Maximum number of rows to display.
minRows	number \| string	Minimum number of rows to display.
size	'sm' \| 'md' \| 'lg' \| string	The size of the component. To learn how to add custom sizes to the component, check out Themed components—Extend sizes.
startDecorator	node	Leading adornment for this input.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object	The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
variant	'outlined' \| 'plain' \| 'soft' \| 'solid' \| string	The global variant to use. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiTextarea-root	'div'	The component that renders the root. To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.
textarea	.MuiTextarea-textarea	'textarea'	The component that renders the textarea. To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.
startDecorator	.MuiTextarea-startDecorator	'div'	The component that renders the start decorator. To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.
endDecorator	.MuiTextarea-endDecorator	'div'	The component that renders the end decorator. To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.