SMRTR ProgrammingMar 20, 2025Daily.dev

The contenteditable="plaintext-only" attribute/value combination is now widely available

SMRTR summary

The contenteditable="plaintext-only" attribute combination for HTML elements is now widely supported. This feature allows for dynamic resizing of text input areas without using elements. It offers advantages like automatic resizing and compatibility with the CSS Custom Highlight API for text styling. Developers can use this attribute on generic elements like to create more flexible and customizable plaintext input fields compared to traditional elements.

SMRTR provides this summary for quick context. The original article belongs to Daily.dev.

Read the original article
SMRTR Programming

Get the next batch of curated stories in your inbox.

This archive is built from SMRTR newsletter stories. Subscribe for hand-picked stories without the extra noise.

Related Stories

Browse Programming