# Text Area Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-area-question/211228>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [December 28, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-area-question/211228 "2006-12-28T21:04:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dreamerp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@dreamerp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreamerp)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-area-question/211228/1 "2006-12-28T21:04:11Z")

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Hello,

How can you create a text area that automatically enters \<br\> for a line break when the user presses the “enter” key when typing in the text area.

And also, how can you allow a user to insert objects into the text area sort of like this forum when you click on bold.

Thanks!