# Multi-Line Text Boxes

You can create multi-line **RadTextBox** controls by setting the **TextMode** property to "MultiLine". When the **TextMode** property is "MultiLine", the text box displays its value using multiple lines.

```ASPNET
<telerik:RadTextBox id="RadTextBox" runat="server" 
  TextMode="MultiLine"
  Rows="2" 
  Wrap="true" 
  Text="Very Long Content on multiple lines. Another line of text.">
</telerik:RadTextBox>
```

The **Columns** property determines the width of each line in characters, and the **Rows** property determines the number of lines the text box displays. The **Wrap** property determines how the value in the text box is displayed within the area defined by the **Columns** and **Rows** properties:

* If the **Wrap** property is **True**, the value in the text box extends to the limit set by the **Columns** property, and then wraps to additional rows as necessary:

  ![MultiLine text box](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/af1acbbe784447d27696bdf3ffb56a14/multilinetextbox.png)

If the value in the text box extends beyond the number of rows specified by the **Rows** property, the text box gets a vertical scroll bar:

![Wrapping MultiLine text box](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/b431ec1c43afb2d645e5b3b0f0a671cf/wrappingmultilinetextbox.png)

* If the **Wrap** property is **False**, the value in the text box does not wrap. Additional lines are used only if the text value includes a new-line character. A horizontal scroll bar appears if the value of any line exceeds the limit set by the **Columns** property:

![Non wrapping text box](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/deacc464788d95a82a547baa95debe1e/nonwrappingtextbox.png)

## See Also

* [RadTextBox Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/textbox/overview)