How to resize textarea based on its value?

Question

I want to scale a textarea based on its content, for example:

textarea {
  height: auto;
}

<textarea>
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</textarea>

Hopefully you can find a solution

I think the easy way is to use this [package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/autosize) — Amir Meimari, Dec 15 '21 at 18:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '21 at 18:29

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Unfortunately, there is no great way to do it with raw HTML or CSS, JavaScript is typically the solution especially with using the textarea element. However, you can use the contentEditable feature on a div, which will make it so the textbox automatically resizes based on content.

div {
  outline: solid 1px;
  width: 120px;
}

<div contentEditable></div>

answered Dec 15 '21 at 18:29

Kameron

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Thanks, I only get some weird borders when i try to largen it – Emiel Van de Veire Dec 15 '21 at 18:52

How to resize textarea based on its value?

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