# Difference between \<input type="x" ... /\> and \<x ... /\>

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-input-type-x-and-x/302788>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [January 7, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-input-type-x-and-x/302788 "2010-01-07T15:26:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-input-type-x-and-x/302788/1 "2010-01-07T15:26:35Z")

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I’m looking everywhere for a solution, but I’m not really getting anywhere… ☹

What is the difference between using (for instance):

```auto
<input type="textArea" />
AND
<textArea />

```

I’m mainly using these inside of forms. Do both work inside of forms, or is the second option not “form-friendly” seeing as how most tutorials use input tags for form input?