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The field-sizing CSS property allows form controls such as <textarea> to be sized based on their content.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

field-sizing

Specifications

CSS Form Control Styling Level 1 (#field-sizing), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome 123 Released on 2024-03-19
Chrome Android 123 Released on 2024-03-19
Edge 123 Released on 2024-03-22
Firefox ❌ See bugzil.la/1832409 Vendor position : positive
Firefox for Android ❌ See bugzil.la/1832409 Vendor position : positive
Safari ❌ Vendor position : support
Safari on iOS ❌ Vendor position : support

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Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~1.266% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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Developer signals

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