# Textarea

> A multi-line text field that can auto-grow with its content up to a row limit, show a live character count against a maxLength, and automatically wires up to a surrounding FormField's label, id and invalid state.

- Author: [romanhaendler](https://21st.dev/@romanhaendler)
- Library: umriss-ui
- License: MIT
- Tags: Textarea, Form, Input
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@romanhaendler/components/core-textarea

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/romanhaendler/core-textarea?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/textarea.md