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CSS

Posted by Eric Payne
Eric Payne
5,569 Points

How do I stop the text area's width from stretching beyond the form element?

I want to be able to resize the text area, but I don't want it to stretch beyond it's parent element, which is a form element. How do I stop this from happening?

1 Answer

Rafael Capati
Rafael Capati
10,725 Points
Rafael Capati
Rafael Capati
10,725 Points

Hi Eric, you can limit the size of the textarea:

textarea {
  max-width: 300px; 
  max-height: 300px;
}