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WAI-ARIA: aria-multiline (Property)

Indicates whether a text box accepts multiple lines of input or only a single line.
Widget property

Description

Indicates whether a text box accepts multiple lines of input or only a single line.

Note: In most user agent implementations, the default behavior of the ENTER or RETURN key is different between the single-line and multi-line text fields in HTML. When user has focus in a single-line <input type=”text”> element, the keystroke usually submits the form. When user has focus in a multi-line <textarea> element, the keystroke inserts a line break. The WAI-ARIA textbox role differentiates these types of boxes with the aria-multiline attribute, so authors are advised to be aware of this distinction when designing the field.

Example

Example coming soon

Characteristics

Used in Roles

  • textbox

Inherits into Roles

  • searchbox

Value

  •  True/False
    • Value representing either true or false. The default value for this value type is False, unless otherwise specified.

  • False (default)
    • This is a single-line text box.
  • True:
    • This is a multi-line text box..

Semantic HTML

Use the HTML <textarea> tag.

<textarea name="textarea"
rows="10" cols="50">Write something here</textarea>

Reference

W3C (opens new window)

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