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React Input Group - Textarea with Toolbar
A React textarea with formatting toolbar at top showing Bold Italic Underline buttons using block-start alignment built with shadcn/ui InputGroup
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Plain textareas limit expression for rich content like blog posts or comments. This React textarea adds formatting toolbar with BoldIcon ItalicIcon and UnderlineIcon at block-start position with border-b separator plus Submit button at block-end. Built with shadcn/ui InputGroup using ghost variant buttons and icon-xs size, it's perfect for comment systems, blog editors, rich text forms, forum posts, or any textarea where users need basic formatting without full WYSIWYG complexity for expressive content.
Pattern created by @haydenbleasel
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