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React Input Group - Rich Text Toolbar
A React textarea with rich text formatting toolbar showing Bold Italic Underline Link and List buttons at block-start built with shadcn/ui InputGroup
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Plain textareas limit expression without formatting. This React input group adds formatting toolbar with BoldIcon ItalicIcon UnderlineIcon LinkIcon and ListIcon at block-start with border-b separator. Built with shadcn/ui InputGroup using ghost variant icon-xs buttons, it's perfect for blog editors, comment systems, forum posts, documentation tools, or any textarea where users need basic rich text formatting without full WYSIWYG editor complexity for expressive structured content.
Pattern created by @haydenbleasel
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