When use text area when use text field ?

[runrunforest]

Can some one tell me ?

[felgall]

One line of input of fixed length

<input type="text" maxlength="15">

Multiple lines of input of unlimited length

<textarea></textarea>

[Tailslide]

Use a text input field when you need something that is a single line of information - e.g. a name or an email address.

Use a textarea when you need information that may have multiple lines.

[Kyle W]

Text area should really only be used when you are going to be taking in a lot of text. You can use a text field to take in a large portion of text, but it just doesn't make sense on the user end.

[Kyle W]

...I think I clicked last. :-( Haha