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url: "https://vueda.dev/v3/reference/api/vue/Textarea.md"
title: "Textarea"
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# Textarea

## Overview

A styled textarea built on the native HTML textarea element, with support for v-model binding.

Theme entry: [Textarea](/v3/reference/theming/keys/Textarea.md)

## Props

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| <span id="prop-themeOverride">themeOverride</span> | `Object` |  | `null` | A partial ThemeObject keyed by component name, merged over this component's theme and provided to descendants. |
| <span id="prop-class">class</span> | `string\|array\|object` |  | `undefined` | Additional CSS classes to apply to the textarea. |
| <span id="prop-defaultValue">defaultValue</span> | `string\|number` |  | `undefined` | The default value when uncontrolled. |
| <span id="prop-modelValue">modelValue</span> | `string\|number` |  | `undefined` | The controlled value (used with v-model). |

## Events

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `update:modelValue` | Emitted when the value changes. |

[Full event reference](/v3/reference/api/vue/Textarea/events.md)

## Source

`client/lib/controls/textarea/Textarea.vue`