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TextArea Appearance

Updated on Feb 6, 2026

The TextArea provides predefined appearance options such as different sizes, border radiuses and fill modes.

Since version 22.1.0, default values of the appearance properties are no longer hardcoded in the component. The default values are inherited from the Kendo theme.

For more information, refer to the Design System documentation.

The following example demonstrates all available appearance options of the TextArea in action.

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Size

The TextArea allows you to set different padding on the internal <textarea> element. To achieve this utilize the size property. It accepts values of type InputSize.

The size option supports the following values:

  • small
  • medium
  • large

The following example demonstrates how to define the size of the TextArea.

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Roundness

The TextArea enables you to apply different border radius to the component through the rounded property. It accepts values of type InputRounded.

The rounded option supports the following values:

  • small
  • medium
  • large
  • full
  • none

The following example demonstrates how to define the border radius of the TextArea.

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Fill Mode

The TextArea allows you to set different fill modes by using the fillMode property. It accepts values of type InputFillMode.

The fillMode option supports the following values:

  • flat
  • solid
  • outline

The following example demonstrates how to define the fill mode of the TextArea.

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