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Text Area
also known as Multiline input, Textarea
A text area is an input that accepts multiple lines of text, suited to comments, messages, or descriptions. It often shows several rows at once and may be resizable. It signals to users that a longer response is welcome.
Don't confuse it with
A text area is multi-line and sized for paragraphs; a text field is single-line for short values. Choosing the wrong one misleads users about how much they should type.
In the wild
The message box when contacting support or writing a review.