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path: components/textarea/usage
title: Usage
position: 2
seo_title: Guidelines for Using the TextArea Component
seo_description: Get the knack of the Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea and learn
  how to use and implement the component by following the instructions and
  recommendations in the user guidelines created by our designers.
---
## Usage Guidelines

The Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea requires you to follow some basic principles when using the component.

### Text Label

Usually, the TextArea is used as part of a form along with other fields and components. Therefore, labeling is of primary importance as it clarifies the meaning of the TextArea and communicates its context to the user. The label of the TextArea can be set as part of the Telerik and Kendo UI Form component.  

<DosDonts>
<Do description="Use a clear and concise text label to clarify the meaning of the TextArea.">![A Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea with a clear and straightforward label.](images/components-textarea-usage-text-label-do.png "Use a simple and straightforward label for the Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea to clearly communicate the expected input.")</Do>
<Dont description="Avoid skipping the text label unless the TextArea is part of a complex scenario and its context is already set.">![A Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea showing no label.](images/components-textarea-usage-text-label-dont.png "Do not render a Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea without a label.")</Dont>
</DosDonts>


### Size

By design, TextAreas come in handy when users are expected to enter long chunks of text that span two or more lines. Therefore, the size of the component has to correspond to the expected amount of data as much as possible.

<DosDonts>
<Do description="Set the size of the TextArea according to the required data.">![A Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea with a bigger input field for the required message than the input field for the subject.](images/components-textarea-usage-length-do.png "Provide more space in the Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea for expected longer inputs.")</Do>
<Dont description="Avoid making the TextArea extremely small when users are expected to enter long content.">![A Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea with same-sized input fields for the required message and the subject.](images/components-textarea-usage-length-dont.png "Do now show small input fields for the Telerik and Kendo UI TextArea when the required information is expected to be longer.")</Dont>
</DosDonts>