Textarea
A shadcn-style textarea component built with Ark UI primitives.
Write a short bio. Maximum 500 characters.
import {
Field,
FieldDescription,
FieldInput,
FieldLabel,
} from "@/components/ui/field";
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
const FieldTextareaDemo = () => (
<Field className="max-w-xs">
<FieldLabel>Bio</FieldLabel>
<FieldInput asChild>
<Textarea placeholder="Tell us about yourself…" />
</FieldInput>
<FieldDescription>
Write a short bio. Maximum 500 characters.
</FieldDescription>
</Field>
);
export default FieldTextareaDemo;
Installation
npx shadcn@latest add @ark-cn/textareaInstall the dependency required by this primitive:
npm install @ark-ui/reactCopy the component source into your app:
TSXcomponents/ui/textarea.tsx
"use client";
import { ark } from "@ark-ui/react/factory";
import type { ComponentProps } from "react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
export type TextareaProps = ComponentProps<"textarea"> &
ComponentProps<typeof ark.textarea> & {
size?: "sm" | "default" | "lg" | number;
unstyled?: boolean;
};
export const Textarea = ({
className,
size = "default",
unstyled = false,
...props
}: TextareaProps) => {
return (
<span
className={
cn(
!unstyled &&
"relative inline-flex w-full rounded-lg border border-input bg-background not-dark:bg-clip-padding text-base text-foreground shadow-xs/5 ring-ring/24 transition-shadow before:pointer-events-none before:absolute before:inset-0 before:rounded-[calc(var(--radius-lg)-1px)] has-focus-visible:has-data-invalid:border-destructive/64 has-focus-visible:has-data-invalid:ring-destructive/16 has-data-invalid:border-destructive/36 has-focus-visible:border-ring has-disabled:opacity-64 has-[:disabled,:focus-visible,[data-invalid]]:shadow-none has-focus-visible:ring-[3px] not-has-disabled:has-not-focus-visible:not-has-data-invalid:before:shadow-[0_1px_--theme(--color-black/4%)] sm:text-sm dark:bg-input/32 dark:has-data-invalid:ring-destructive/24 dark:not-has-disabled:has-not-focus-visible:not-has-data-invalid:before:shadow-[0_-1px_--theme(--color-white/6%)]",
className,
) || undefined
}
data-size={size}
data-slot="textarea-control"
>
<ark.textarea
className={cn(
"field-sizing-content min-h-17.5 w-full rounded-[inherit] px-[calc(--spacing(3)-1px)] py-[calc(--spacing(1.5)-1px)] outline-none max-sm:min-h-20.5",
size === "sm" &&
"min-h-16.5 px-[calc(--spacing(2.5)-1px)] py-[calc(--spacing(1)-1px)] max-sm:min-h-19.5",
size === "lg" &&
"min-h-18.5 py-[calc(--spacing(2)-1px)] max-sm:min-h-21.5",
)}
data-slot="textarea"
{...props}
/>
</span>
);
};
Update import aliases to match your project setup.
Usage
import * as Textarea from "@/components/ui/textarea"Read exported parts in src/components/ui/textarea.tsx and compose the primitive according to the Ark UI pattern for this component.
Examples
Write a short bio. Maximum 500 characters.
import {
Field,
FieldDescription,
FieldInput,
FieldLabel,
} from "@/components/ui/field";
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
const FieldTextareaDemo = () => (
<Field className="max-w-xs">
<FieldLabel>Bio</FieldLabel>
<FieldInput asChild>
<Textarea placeholder="Tell us about yourself…" />
</FieldInput>
<FieldDescription>
Write a short bio. Maximum 500 characters.
</FieldDescription>
</Field>
);
export default FieldTextareaDemo;
Editable Textarea
Ark UI editable with a textarea.
import {
Editable,
EditableArea,
EditableCancelTrigger,
EditableContext,
EditableControl,
EditableInput,
EditableLabel,
EditablePreview,
EditableSubmitTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/editable";
const EditableTextareaDemo = () => (
<Editable
activationMode="dblclick"
autoResize
defaultValue="Ark UI editable with a textarea."
placeholder="Enter a description…"
submitMode="none"
>
<EditableLabel>Textarea</EditableLabel>
<EditableArea>
<EditableInput
asChild
className="leading-relaxed data-autoresize:wrap-break-word"
>
<textarea />
</EditableInput>
<EditablePreview className="leading-relaxed" />
</EditableArea>
<EditableContext>
{(ctx) =>
ctx.editing ? (
<>
<p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
⌘ Enter (macOS) or Ctrl+Enter to save
</p>
<EditableControl>
<EditableSubmitTrigger>Save</EditableSubmitTrigger>
<EditableCancelTrigger>Cancel</EditableCancelTrigger>
</EditableControl>
</>
) : null
}
</EditableContext>
</Editable>
);
export default EditableTextareaDemo;
Field Textarea
Write a short bio. Maximum 500 characters.
import {
Field,
FieldDescription,
FieldInput,
FieldLabel,
} from "@/components/ui/field";
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
const FieldTextareaDemo = () => (
<Field className="max-w-xs">
<FieldLabel>Bio</FieldLabel>
<FieldInput asChild>
<Textarea placeholder="Tell us about yourself…" />
</FieldInput>
<FieldDescription>
Write a short bio. Maximum 500 characters.
</FieldDescription>
</Field>
);
export default FieldTextareaDemo;
API reference
This component mirrors the upstream Ark UI primitive. All props and DOM behavior are defined by Ark unless you see an ark-cn-only row below.
Textarea
| Prop | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| size? | "sm" | "default" | "lg" | number | Min-height/padding tier. |
| unstyled? | boolean | Skips the bordered wrapper chrome. |
See the ARK UI documentation for the full API.