---
label: "Text"
target: text
The text widget takes a multiline text field and saves it as a string. For shorter text inputs, use the string widget.
- **Name:** `text`
- **UI:** HTML textarea
- **Data type:** string
- **Options:**
- `default`: accepts a string; defaults to an empty string
- **Example:**
```yaml
- {label: "Description", name: "description", widget: "text"}
```
