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title: "LiteralHTML example - TextArea"
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updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:03Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:03Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-literalhtml-example-textarea"
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# LiteralHTML example - TextArea

A textarea or paragraph can contain a large amount of text across multiple lines.

Because there is no inherited styling, alignment can be off. Handle this by adding the style in the expression of the control.

#### Example

![Textarea Example](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/LiteralHtml_TextArea.png)

#### Setup

![Control Setup](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/LiteralHtml_TextArea_setup.png)

Expression of textarea:

```plaintext
"This first line of the paragraph <br style='display:inherit'/>The second line of sample text<br style='display:inherit'/>The third line of the sample text"
```

Expression of textarea aligned:

```plaintext
"<div style='padding-left:0.625em'>The first line of sample text<br style='display:inherit'/>The second line of sample text<br style='display:inherit'/>The third line of the sample text</div>"
```

This adds styling in a native HTML div control.

#### Known issues

An issue exists where the `&lt;br/&gt;` does not display. The current workaround is to use `&lt;br style='display:inherit'&gt;`.

When you encounter this issue, update the Portal software.

## Related

- [Control sub type - LiteralHTML](/bc-control-sub-type-literalhtml.md)