# Text Area

The ***textarea*** element is used for longer pieces of content

{% hint style="info" %}
It's ideal for descriptions, articles and blog posts, and for longer pieces of text
{% endhint %}

This element behaves as a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) field

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you need to format the text in a more advanced way, pick the ***markdown*** element 
{% endhint %}

Textarea element **properties**:

* **Required**: if selected, this element becomes required and cannot be left empty
* **JSON**: if selected, identifies the text element as a JSON
* **Min**: it defines the minimum number of characters allowed and activates a validation in the dashboard to verify the parameter has been respected
* **Max**: it defines the maximum number of characters allowed and activates a validation in the dashboard to verify the parameter has been respected