WideArea – an expandable textarea

In plain words

WideArea is a lightweight JavaScript and CSS library that transforms standard textareas into expandable text input fields. Designed for users who need to write large amounts of text comfortably, it requires minimal setup—simply adding an attribute to a textarea and calling a function. At just 2KB of JavaScript and 4KB of CSS, it's simple and fast. The tool is free and open-source under the MIT license, suitable for both personal and commercial projects.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Wide Area is simple and lightweight JavaScript and CSS library ( 2KB JS and 4KB CSS) which helps you to write better, simpler and faster. Really simple. Just include both JavaScript and CSS file and then add data-widearea="enable" attribute to your textarea and then call this JavaScript function in the page: wideArea(); Free and open-source (including commercial use). Published under MITfrom usablica.github.io

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