# Textarea: Right to left

> Text, placeholder and caret follow the reading direction.

Example: https://hextaui.com/docs/textarea/examples/rtl
Component docs: https://hextaui.com/docs/textarea.md

## Add this example

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/textarea-rtl.json
```

This adds `components/examples/textarea/rtl.tsx` with the Textarea component and the HextaUI theme tokens.

## Source

```tsx title="components/examples/textarea/rtl.tsx"
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"

export function TextareaRtl() {
  return (
    <div dir="rtl" className="w-full max-w-sm">
      <Textarea aria-label="رسالتك" placeholder="اكتب رسالتك هنا…" />
    </div>
  )
}
```

## More Textarea examples

- [Send with a shortcut](https://hextaui.com/docs/textarea/examples/submit.md)
- [Character count](https://hextaui.com/docs/textarea/examples/counter.md)
- [Rows](https://hextaui.com/docs/textarea/examples/rows.md)
- [Fixed size](https://hextaui.com/docs/textarea/examples/fixed.md)
- [States](https://hextaui.com/docs/textarea/examples/states.md)