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Introduction
A Textarea enables users to enter and edit alphanumeric data. It should be used when the expected user input is more than a few words and could span multiple lines. It is suitable for gathering comments, descriptions, notes and messages. For shorter content entries that are just a couple of words and don’t span multiple lines, a Text Input is more suitable.

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Fields
MDS offers a variety of form field components, including text inputs, data inputs, and selects. As they share multiple characteristics, we use this page to describe them all in one place.
Form Components
Check which Form component is most suitable for your purpose.
Text Input
Text Input allows users to enter and edit alphanumeric data. Use them to gather short-to-medium-long data entries.