Note – for single line test use <input type=”text” not textarea!
<textarea name="MyTextArea" style="width: 300px; height:120px;">Default text</textarea>
<textarea name="MyTextArea" cols="50" rows="2">Default text</textarea>
Including previously submitted text:
<textarea name="MyTextArea" style="width: 300px; height:120px;"><?= $_POST["MyTextArea"];?></textarea>
Max length
<textarea maxlength="50">
Background text
Text that vanished when you start typing into the box
<textarea placeholder="Write your name here" ></textarea>
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