> ## Documentation Index
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# Textarea

> Displays a form textarea or a component that looks like a textarea.

## Installation

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="CLI">
    ```bash theme={null}
    npx shadcn-svelte@next add textarea
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Manual">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Copy and paste the component source">
        Copy and paste the component source code into your project.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Usage

```svelte theme={null}
<script lang="ts">
  import { Textarea } from "$lib/components/ui/textarea/index.js";
</script>
```

```svelte theme={null}
<Textarea />
```

## Examples

### Default

Basic textarea implementation.

### Disabled

Disabled state for the textarea.

### With Label

Textarea with an associated label.

### With Text

Textarea with helper text.

### With Button

Textarea combined with a button.

## Links

* [Source](https://github.com/huntabyte/shadcn-svelte/tree/next/sites/docs/src/lib/registry/ui/textarea)