HTML | wrap Attribute

Last Updated : 4 Aug, 2026

The wrap attribute is used to specify that in which manner the text is to be wrapped in a text area when a form is submitted. The wrap attribute can be applied on the <textarea> element.

Supported Tags: <Textarea>

Attribute Values

  • soft:  This is a default value. It specifies that the Text present in the Textarea would not be wrapped after submitting the form.
  • Hard: It specifies that the Text in a Textarea is wraps when submitting the form.

Example: To show the working of wrap Attribute. 

html 
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        HTML wrap attribute
    </title>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center">
    <h1 style="color: green;"> 
      GeeksforGeeks 
  </h1>
    <h2> 
      HTML wrap attribute
  </h2>
    <textarea id="GFG_ID"
              rows="3" 
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              cols="10"
              name="Geeks" 
              wrap="hard">
        This text is wrapped in 
      the text area field.
    </textarea>
    <br>
    <button onclick="myGeeks()">
        Submit
    </button>
</body>


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</html>

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