HTML/CSS/Form Attributes/cols
"cols" specifies the maximum number of characters that can fit on a single line
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<HTML> <BODY> <textarea cols="10" rows="10"> This is a sample text containing more than the 10 characters specified. </textarea> <textarea cols="10" rows="10">1234567890</textarea> </BODY> </HTML>
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