Textarea

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A textarea element to input multi-line text.

Usage

Use the v-model directive to control the value of the Textarea.

<script setup lang="ts">
const value = ref('')
</script>

<template>
  <UTextarea v-model="value" />
</template>

Rows

Use the rows prop to set the number of rows. Defaults to 3.

<template>
  <UTextarea :rows="12" />
</template>

Placeholder

Use the placeholder prop to set a placeholder text.

<template>
  <UTextarea placeholder="Type something..." />
</template>

Autoresize

Use the autoresize prop to enable autoresizing the height of the Textarea.

<script setup lang="ts">
const value = ref('This is a long text that will autoresize the height of the Textarea.')
</script>

<template>
  <UTextarea v-model="value" autoresize />
</template>

Use the maxrows prop to set the maximum number of rows when autoresizing. If set to 0, the Textarea will grow indefinitely.

<script setup lang="ts">
const value = ref('This is a long text that will autoresize the height of the Textarea with a maximum of 4 rows.')
</script>

<template>
  <UTextarea v-model="value" :maxrows="4" autoresize />
</template>

Color

Use the color prop to change the ring color when the Textarea is focused.

<template>
  <UTextarea color="neutral" highlight placeholder="Type something..." />
</template>
The highlight prop is used here to show the focus state. It's used internally when a validation error occurs.

Variant

Use the variant prop to change the variant of the Textarea.

<template>
  <UTextarea color="neutral" variant="subtle" placeholder="Type something..." />
</template>

Size

Use the size prop to change the size of the Textarea.

<template>
  <UTextarea size="xl" placeholder="Type something..." />
</template>

Icon

Use the icon prop to show an Icon inside the Textarea.

<template>
  <UTextarea icon="i-lucide-search" size="md" variant="outline" placeholder="Search..." :rows="1" />
</template>

Use the leading and trailing props to set the icon position or the leading-icon and trailing-icon props to set a different icon for each position.

<template>
  <UTextarea trailing-icon="i-lucide-at-sign" placeholder="Enter your email" size="md" :rows="1" />
</template>

Avatar

Use the avatar prop to show an Avatar inside the Textarea.

<template>
  <UTextarea
    :avatar="{
      src: 'https://github.com/nuxt.png'
    }"
    size="md"
    variant="outline"
    placeholder="Search..."
    :rows="1"
  />
</template>

Loading

Use the loading prop to show a loading icon on the Textarea.

<template>
  <UTextarea loading placeholder="Search..." :rows="1" />
</template>

Loading Icon

Use the loading-icon prop to customize the loading icon. Defaults to i-lucide-loader-circle.

<template>
  <UTextarea loading loading-icon="i-lucide-loader" placeholder="Search..." :rows="1" />
</template>
You can customize this icon globally in your app.config.ts under ui.icons.loading key.
You can customize this icon globally in your vite.config.ts under ui.icons.loading key.

Disabled

Use the disabled prop to disable the Textarea.

<template>
  <UTextarea disabled placeholder="Type something..." />
</template>

API

Props

Prop Default Type
as

'div'

any

The element or component this component should render as.

id

string

name

string

placeholder

string

The placeholder text when the textarea is empty.

color

'primary'

"primary" | "secondary" | "success" | "info" | "warning" | "error" | "neutral"

variant

'outline'

"outline" | "soft" | "subtle" | "ghost" | "none"

size

'md'

"xs" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | "xl"

required

boolean

autofocus

boolean

autofocusDelay

0

number

autoresize

boolean

autoresizeDelay

0

number

disabled

boolean

rows

3

number

maxrows

0

number

highlight

boolean

Highlight the ring color like a focus state.

modelValue
defaultValue

null | string | number

modelModifiers

ModelModifiers

icon

string | object

Display an icon based on the leading and trailing props.

avatar

AvatarProps

Display an avatar on the left side.

leading

boolean

When true, the icon will be displayed on the left side.

leadingIcon

string | object

Display an icon on the left side.

trailing

boolean

When true, the icon will be displayed on the right side.

trailingIcon

string | object

Display an icon on the right side.

loading

boolean

When true, the loading icon will be displayed.

loadingIcon

appConfig.ui.icons.loading

string | object

The icon when the loading prop is true.

ui

{ root?: ClassNameValue; base?: ClassNameValue; leading?: ClassNameValue; leadingIcon?: ClassNameValue; leadingAvatar?: ClassNameValue; leadingAvatarSize?: ClassNameValue; trailing?: ClassNameValue; trailingIcon?: ClassNameValue; }

Slots

Slot Type
leading

{ ui: object; }

default

{ ui: object; }

trailing

{ ui: object; }

Emits

Event Type
update:modelValue

[value: TextareaValue]

blur

[event: FocusEvent]

change

[event: Event]

Expose

When accessing the component via a template ref, you can use the following:

NameType
textareaRefRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>

Theme

app.config.ts
export default defineAppConfig({
  ui: {
    textarea: {
      slots: {
        root: 'relative inline-flex items-center',
        base: [
          'w-full rounded-md border-0 appearance-none placeholder:text-dimmed focus:outline-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-75',
          'transition-colors'
        ],
        leading: 'absolute start-0 flex items-start',
        leadingIcon: 'shrink-0 text-dimmed',
        leadingAvatar: 'shrink-0',
        leadingAvatarSize: '',
        trailing: 'absolute end-0 flex items-start',
        trailingIcon: 'shrink-0 text-dimmed'
      },
      variants: {
        fieldGroup: {
          horizontal: {
            root: 'group has-focus-visible:z-[1]',
            base: 'group-not-only:group-first:rounded-e-none group-not-only:group-last:rounded-s-none group-not-last:group-not-first:rounded-none'
          },
          vertical: {
            root: 'group has-focus-visible:z-[1]',
            base: 'group-not-only:group-first:rounded-b-none group-not-only:group-last:rounded-t-none group-not-last:group-not-first:rounded-none'
          }
        },
        size: {
          xs: {
            base: 'px-2 py-1 text-xs gap-1',
            leading: 'ps-2 inset-y-1',
            trailing: 'pe-2 inset-y-1',
            leadingIcon: 'size-4',
            leadingAvatarSize: '3xs',
            trailingIcon: 'size-4'
          },
          sm: {
            base: 'px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs gap-1.5',
            leading: 'ps-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
            trailing: 'pe-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
            leadingIcon: 'size-4',
            leadingAvatarSize: '3xs',
            trailingIcon: 'size-4'
          },
          md: {
            base: 'px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm gap-1.5',
            leading: 'ps-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
            trailing: 'pe-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
            leadingIcon: 'size-5',
            leadingAvatarSize: '2xs',
            trailingIcon: 'size-5'
          },
          lg: {
            base: 'px-3 py-2 text-sm gap-2',
            leading: 'ps-3 inset-y-2',
            trailing: 'pe-3 inset-y-2',
            leadingIcon: 'size-5',
            leadingAvatarSize: '2xs',
            trailingIcon: 'size-5'
          },
          xl: {
            base: 'px-3 py-2 text-base gap-2',
            leading: 'ps-3 inset-y-2',
            trailing: 'pe-3 inset-y-2',
            leadingIcon: 'size-6',
            leadingAvatarSize: 'xs',
            trailingIcon: 'size-6'
          }
        },
        variant: {
          outline: 'text-highlighted bg-default ring ring-inset ring-accented',
          soft: 'text-highlighted bg-elevated/50 hover:bg-elevated focus:bg-elevated disabled:bg-elevated/50',
          subtle: 'text-highlighted bg-elevated ring ring-inset ring-accented',
          ghost: 'text-highlighted bg-transparent hover:bg-elevated focus:bg-elevated disabled:bg-transparent dark:disabled:bg-transparent',
          none: 'text-highlighted bg-transparent'
        },
        color: {
          primary: '',
          secondary: '',
          success: '',
          info: '',
          warning: '',
          error: '',
          neutral: ''
        },
        leading: {
          true: ''
        },
        trailing: {
          true: ''
        },
        loading: {
          true: ''
        },
        highlight: {
          true: ''
        },
        type: {
          file: 'file:me-1.5 file:font-medium file:text-muted file:outline-none'
        },
        autoresize: {
          true: {
            base: 'resize-none'
          }
        }
      },
      compoundVariants: [
        {
          color: 'primary',
          variant: [
            'outline',
            'subtle'
          ],
          class: 'focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-primary'
        },
        {
          color: 'primary',
          highlight: true,
          class: 'ring ring-inset ring-primary'
        },
        {
          color: 'neutral',
          variant: [
            'outline',
            'subtle'
          ],
          class: 'focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-inverted'
        },
        {
          color: 'neutral',
          highlight: true,
          class: 'ring ring-inset ring-inverted'
        },
        {
          leading: true,
          size: 'xs',
          class: 'ps-7'
        },
        {
          leading: true,
          size: 'sm',
          class: 'ps-8'
        },
        {
          leading: true,
          size: 'md',
          class: 'ps-9'
        },
        {
          leading: true,
          size: 'lg',
          class: 'ps-10'
        },
        {
          leading: true,
          size: 'xl',
          class: 'ps-11'
        },
        {
          trailing: true,
          size: 'xs',
          class: 'pe-7'
        },
        {
          trailing: true,
          size: 'sm',
          class: 'pe-8'
        },
        {
          trailing: true,
          size: 'md',
          class: 'pe-9'
        },
        {
          trailing: true,
          size: 'lg',
          class: 'pe-10'
        },
        {
          trailing: true,
          size: 'xl',
          class: 'pe-11'
        },
        {
          loading: true,
          leading: true,
          class: {
            leadingIcon: 'animate-spin'
          }
        },
        {
          loading: true,
          leading: false,
          trailing: true,
          class: {
            trailingIcon: 'animate-spin'
          }
        }
      ],
      defaultVariants: {
        size: 'md',
        color: 'primary',
        variant: 'outline'
      }
    }
  }
})
vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
import ui from '@nuxt/ui/vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    vue(),
    ui({
      ui: {
        textarea: {
          slots: {
            root: 'relative inline-flex items-center',
            base: [
              'w-full rounded-md border-0 appearance-none placeholder:text-dimmed focus:outline-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-75',
              'transition-colors'
            ],
            leading: 'absolute start-0 flex items-start',
            leadingIcon: 'shrink-0 text-dimmed',
            leadingAvatar: 'shrink-0',
            leadingAvatarSize: '',
            trailing: 'absolute end-0 flex items-start',
            trailingIcon: 'shrink-0 text-dimmed'
          },
          variants: {
            fieldGroup: {
              horizontal: {
                root: 'group has-focus-visible:z-[1]',
                base: 'group-not-only:group-first:rounded-e-none group-not-only:group-last:rounded-s-none group-not-last:group-not-first:rounded-none'
              },
              vertical: {
                root: 'group has-focus-visible:z-[1]',
                base: 'group-not-only:group-first:rounded-b-none group-not-only:group-last:rounded-t-none group-not-last:group-not-first:rounded-none'
              }
            },
            size: {
              xs: {
                base: 'px-2 py-1 text-xs gap-1',
                leading: 'ps-2 inset-y-1',
                trailing: 'pe-2 inset-y-1',
                leadingIcon: 'size-4',
                leadingAvatarSize: '3xs',
                trailingIcon: 'size-4'
              },
              sm: {
                base: 'px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs gap-1.5',
                leading: 'ps-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
                trailing: 'pe-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
                leadingIcon: 'size-4',
                leadingAvatarSize: '3xs',
                trailingIcon: 'size-4'
              },
              md: {
                base: 'px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm gap-1.5',
                leading: 'ps-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
                trailing: 'pe-2.5 inset-y-1.5',
                leadingIcon: 'size-5',
                leadingAvatarSize: '2xs',
                trailingIcon: 'size-5'
              },
              lg: {
                base: 'px-3 py-2 text-sm gap-2',
                leading: 'ps-3 inset-y-2',
                trailing: 'pe-3 inset-y-2',
                leadingIcon: 'size-5',
                leadingAvatarSize: '2xs',
                trailingIcon: 'size-5'
              },
              xl: {
                base: 'px-3 py-2 text-base gap-2',
                leading: 'ps-3 inset-y-2',
                trailing: 'pe-3 inset-y-2',
                leadingIcon: 'size-6',
                leadingAvatarSize: 'xs',
                trailingIcon: 'size-6'
              }
            },
            variant: {
              outline: 'text-highlighted bg-default ring ring-inset ring-accented',
              soft: 'text-highlighted bg-elevated/50 hover:bg-elevated focus:bg-elevated disabled:bg-elevated/50',
              subtle: 'text-highlighted bg-elevated ring ring-inset ring-accented',
              ghost: 'text-highlighted bg-transparent hover:bg-elevated focus:bg-elevated disabled:bg-transparent dark:disabled:bg-transparent',
              none: 'text-highlighted bg-transparent'
            },
            color: {
              primary: '',
              secondary: '',
              success: '',
              info: '',
              warning: '',
              error: '',
              neutral: ''
            },
            leading: {
              true: ''
            },
            trailing: {
              true: ''
            },
            loading: {
              true: ''
            },
            highlight: {
              true: ''
            },
            type: {
              file: 'file:me-1.5 file:font-medium file:text-muted file:outline-none'
            },
            autoresize: {
              true: {
                base: 'resize-none'
              }
            }
          },
          compoundVariants: [
            {
              color: 'primary',
              variant: [
                'outline',
                'subtle'
              ],
              class: 'focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-primary'
            },
            {
              color: 'primary',
              highlight: true,
              class: 'ring ring-inset ring-primary'
            },
            {
              color: 'neutral',
              variant: [
                'outline',
                'subtle'
              ],
              class: 'focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-inverted'
            },
            {
              color: 'neutral',
              highlight: true,
              class: 'ring ring-inset ring-inverted'
            },
            {
              leading: true,
              size: 'xs',
              class: 'ps-7'
            },
            {
              leading: true,
              size: 'sm',
              class: 'ps-8'
            },
            {
              leading: true,
              size: 'md',
              class: 'ps-9'
            },
            {
              leading: true,
              size: 'lg',
              class: 'ps-10'
            },
            {
              leading: true,
              size: 'xl',
              class: 'ps-11'
            },
            {
              trailing: true,
              size: 'xs',
              class: 'pe-7'
            },
            {
              trailing: true,
              size: 'sm',
              class: 'pe-8'
            },
            {
              trailing: true,
              size: 'md',
              class: 'pe-9'
            },
            {
              trailing: true,
              size: 'lg',
              class: 'pe-10'
            },
            {
              trailing: true,
              size: 'xl',
              class: 'pe-11'
            },
            {
              loading: true,
              leading: true,
              class: {
                leadingIcon: 'animate-spin'
              }
            },
            {
              loading: true,
              leading: false,
              trailing: true,
              class: {
                trailingIcon: 'animate-spin'
              }
            }
          ],
          defaultVariants: {
            size: 'md',
            color: 'primary',
            variant: 'outline'
          }
        }
      }
    })
  ]
})
Some colors in compoundVariants are omitted for readability. Check out the source code on GitHub.

Changelog

63c0a — feat: expose ui in slot props where used (#5207)

83b03 — feat!: rename nullify modifier to nullable and add optional (#4838)

5cb65 — feat: import @nuxt/ui-pro components

7133f — fix: broken types for update:model-value event (#4853)

6f2ce — refactor: unite syntax for emits declaration (#4512)

fb9e7 — feat: add default-value prop (#4404)

f7613 — chore: update dependency reka-ui to ^2.3.0 (v3) (#4234)

6aab6 — fix: missing imports (#4207)

3243f — fix: define model modifiers types (#4195)

2e4c3 — fix: handle inside button group

3c8d6 — fix: handle generic types

e6e51 — fix: class should have priority over ui prop

39c86 — fix: refactor types after @nuxt/module-builder upgrade (#3855)

ffafd — feat: add resize-none class with autoresize prop

06414 — feat: add autoresize-delay prop

cb193 — feat: add icon, loading, etc. props to match Input

4d817 — chore: clean functions order

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