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# Text area - TextArea
Multiline text input field.
✅ **When to use:**
* The entered data consists of several sentences or a longer description (e.g. an opinion, justification).
:x: **When not to use:**
* The data fits in a single line. **Use**: [TextField](/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/interfejs-uzytkownika/formularze/biblioteka-komponentow-bazowych/1-wprowadzanie-danych-inputs/pole-tekstowe-textfield.md).
## Component properties
| Eximee Designer property | Attribute name in Source | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Character counter** (section **Data quality**) | characterCounter | If set to "true", a counter showing how many characters have been entered will be displayed below the component. If the field also has a value set in the field **Maximum number of characters**, information about the possible maximum number of characters to enter will also appear below the component. Showing validation errors hides the counter. Availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments. |
| **Maximum number of characters** | maxLength | Maximum number of characters that can be entered in the field |
| **Message for exceeding the maximum number of characters** (section **Data quality**) | maxLengthWarning | Message displayed after exceeding **Maximum number of characters** |
| **Maximum number of lines** (section **Data quality**) | maxLines | Maximum number of lines |
| **Minimum number of characters** (section **Data quality**) | minLength | Minimum number of characters |
| **Text area height (px)** (section **Data quality**) | inputHeight |
Allows changing the height of the text area (in pixels). The component's default height is 75px. The component does not automatically increase its height after more text is entered - once the available space is exceeded, a scrollbar appears on the right side of the field, allowing the content to be viewed.
Availability of functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.
|
| **Formatting** | formatter | The name of the formatter used for the field. Availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments. |
| **Real-time formatting** | formatterRealTime | Specifies whether formatting should occur after pressing a key on the keyboard or only after leaving the field. Availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments. |
> More information about component properties: [Common component properties](/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/interfejs-uzytkownika/formularze/praca-z-komponentami-bazowymi/wspolne-wlasciwosci-komponentow.md)
Figure 1. Appearance of the component in the form with a specified maximum and minimum number of characters.
Figure 2. Appearance of the inactive component in the form.
{% hint style="info" %}
Demo application: demoKomponentyTekstowe and demoTekstowe
{% endhint %}
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