static-cms/website/content/docs/widgets/text.md

---
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' }
    ```
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			`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:`
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			`- { label: 'Description', name: 'description', widget: 'text' }`
			```