Textarea Change history

Date Changed Description
Mar 2025 GOV.UK Frontend v5.9.0

Changed component id attribute to be based on name parameter by default.
Apr 2023 GOV.UK Frontend v4.6.0

Added disabled parameter and updated disabled styles.
Jul 2020 GOV.UK Frontend v3.8.0

Added spellcheck parameter.

Updated component’s border thickness when in the error state.
Jan 2019 GOV.UK Frontend v2.6.0

Added autocomplete parameter to help meet the WCAG 2.1 criterion Identify Input Purpose.
Oct 2018 Guidance

Added advice on breaking complex, open-ended questions into multiple simple questions.

Added a link to the Character count component for guidance on limiting the number of characters a user enters.
Sept 2018 GOV.UK Frontend v2.4.0

Added option to set classes on component’s form group.
Sept 2018 GOV.UK Frontend v2.0.0

Fixed textarea being resizable beyond container bounds by only allowing vertical resizing.
Jun 2018 GOV.UK Frontend v1.0.0

Component introduced.