Specifies the width of the text area. Default value is 20.
Sample Coding for cols Attribute in HTML:
Tryit<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><head><title>Wikitechy HTML cols attribute</title></head><textarea rows="5" cols="80">
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</textarea></body></html>
Code Explanation for cols Attribute in HTML:
<textarea> tag used to define a multi-line text input control.
row attribute is used to set the number of lines as “5” in a text area.
cols attribute is used to set the width as “80” for the textarea.
Output fo cols Attribute in HTML:
In this output, the content Wikitechy is an enhanced tutorials... had been displayed with a specified width in a text area.
Browser Support for cols Attribute in HTML:
Yes
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Yes
Tips and Notes
The textarea size can also be determined by the CSS height and width properties.
