# How to align text in textarea box to the top-left?

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-align-text-in-textarea-box-to-the-top-left/426715>\
**Category:** Curriculum Help\
**Tags:** css, html\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-align-text-in-textarea-box-to-the-top-left/426715 "2020-10-22T19:33:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![arminradford](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/arminradford/32/184029_2.png) [@arminradford](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/arminradford)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-align-text-in-textarea-box-to-the-top-left/426715/1 "2020-10-22T19:33:17Z")

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Hi, I am wrapping up the survey form project and I am having trouble figuring out how to align the text to the top-left or very start of the textarea box. It seems to always be centered on the vertical axis.

This is my code so far:

```auto
#description{
  height: 70px;
  appearance: text-area;
  flex-direction: column; 
  resize: vertical;
}

```

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**Author:** ![lasjorg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/lasjorg/32/280761_2.png) [@lasjorg](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/lasjorg)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-align-text-in-textarea-box-to-the-top-left/426715/2 "2020-10-22T20:00:36Z")

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Do you have a link to your project on Codepen?

Are any other styles being applied to the `textarea` element?

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-align-text-in-textarea-box-to-the-top-left/426715/3 "2021-05-31T14:54:41Z")

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Closed on May 31, 2021, 2:54pm UTC