HTML Textarea with specific line colors

Question

I've got a <textarea>, but I need to color specific lines different colors. Apparently, I can't do this.

I could perhaps use a <div>, but I like the look and scrollbar of a <textarea>.

Is there any sort of database of HTML elements somewhere that I can check? It's rather annoying having to burden the posters of StackOverflow whenever I can't place the name of an element.

Jens Peters · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-22 00:51:32Z

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Textareas can only contain plain text. No possibility to format via CSS. You need something like a WYSIWYG Editor (CKEditor or TinyMCE)

Or if readonly, filled by javascript: Use a simple div which can contain HTML markup inside for your line colors. Then style it with CSS to look like a textarea (scrollbar maybe)

edited Jan 22, 2013 at 0:51

answered Jan 22, 2013 at 0:32

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SuperDisk Over a year ago

Problem is, my Javascript is going to be the only thing writing to it, and the <textarea> will be read only.

Jens Peters Over a year ago

Then why don't use a simple div which can contain HTML markup inside for your line colors. Then style it with CSS to look like a textarea (scrollbar maybe)

SuperDisk Over a year ago

I suppose I'll give that a shot.

SuperDisk Over a year ago

Got it working. If you add the "div" bit to your answer, I'll accept it.

Jens Peters Over a year ago

What do you mean with: If you add the "div" bit to your answer, I'll accept it

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