<textarea>
Multi-line free-text input.
Baseline: Widely available · Forms
When to use it
With a label, rows/cols as a size hint, and maxlength when limits exist; field-sizing: content in CSS auto-grows it.
When not to
Its initial value is its text content — mind stray whitespace between the tags.
Key attributes
rows / cols- size hint
maxlength / minlengthname / required / placeholder
Example
<label for='notes'>Notes</label>
<textarea id='notes' name='notes' rows='3' maxlength='500'></textarea>