How to disable the grabber in the <textarea> ? I mean that triangle thing

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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T13:43:42+00:00 2026-05-20T13:43:42+00:00

How to disable the grabber in the <textarea>?

I mean that triangle thing which appears in the right-bottom corner of the <textarea>.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-20T13:43:43+00:00

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Just use resize: none

textarea {
   resize: none;
}

You can also decide to resize your textareas only horizontal or vertical, this way:

textarea { resize: vertical; }

textarea { resize: horizontal; }

Finally,
resize: both enables the resize grabber.

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