Elements
Textareas
Use text areas to let people enter longer responses.
Guidelines
Provide a text area that is appropriate for the amount of information someone needs to enter. Do not make it too large or too small.
Do testing and research of your text areas using mobile devices. Entering information using touch devices can be time-consuming.
We’ve used our foundations to design text areas. For consistency across Co-op products and services, do not change the styling of the text areas.
Label
Text areas must have a label that tells people what information to enter. Space form fields evenly and close to their associated label.
The label must be short and make it clear what information you’re asking for.
Hint text
You can add optional hint text to help people understand the information they need to enter.
Placeholder text
Placeholder text is text inside a text area that disappears when someone selects that text area.
Do not use placeholder text. It can be hard for people to remember what it said.
Error messages
Give error messages after the user submits the form.
Error messages should appear above the relevant text areas. This means they are read out by assistive technology in an order that makes sense.
Go to the guidelines on form validation.
Focus ring
The focus ring appears as a purple outline around any object, including text areas, when someone selects it.
Do not remove the focus ring. Some people who use assistive technology need it to navigate our products and services.
Examples
Textarea.
Textarea with hint text.
Textarea with error message.
Textarea with hint text and error message.
Changelog for this page
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