---
category: Components
type: Data Entry
title: Input
---
A basic widget for getting the user input is a text field.
Keyboard and mouse can be used for providing or changing data.
## When To Use
- A user input in a form field is needed.
- A search input is required.
## API
### Input
| Property | Description | Type | Default |
|----------------|-----------------------|----------|---------------|
| type | The type of input, `text` or `textarea` (`type=textarea` are deprecated after `2.12` , please use `Input.TextArea` ) | string | `text` |
| id | The ID for input | string | |
| value | The input content value | string | |
| defaultValue | The initial input content | string | |
| size | The size of the input box. Note: in the context of a form, the `large` size is used. Available: `large` `default` `small` | string | `default` |
| disabled | Tell if the input is disabled. | boolean | false |
| addonBefore | The label text displayed before (on the left side of) the input field. | string\|ReactNode | |
| addonAfter | The label text displayed after (on the right side of) the input field. | string\|ReactNode | |
| prefix | The Input with prefix icon. | string\|ReactNode | |
| suffix | The Input with suffix icon. | string\|ReactNode | |
| onPressEnter | The callback function that is triggered when pressing Enter key. | function(e) | |
> When `Input` is used in a `Form.Item` context, if the `Form.Item` has the `id` and `options` props defined
then `value` , `defaultValue` , and `id` props are automatically set.
The rest props of Input is exactly same as original [input ](https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/events.html#supported-events ).
### Input.TextArea
> It you are using `antd@<2.12`, please use `Input[type=textarea]`.
| Property | Description | Type | Default |
|----------------|-----------------------|----------|---------------|
| defaultValue | The initial input content | string | |
| value | The input content value | string | |
| onPressEnter | The callback function that is triggered when pressing Enter key. | function(e) | |
| autosize | Height autosize feature, can be set to `true|false` or a object `{ minRows: 2, maxRows: 6 }` | boolean\|object | false |
The rest props of `Input.TextArea` is the same as original [textarea ](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/textarea ).
#### Input.Search
`Added in 2.5.0`
| Property | Description | Type | Default |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|------------|---------|
| onSearch | The callback function that is triggered when you click on the search-icon or press Enter key. | function(value) | |
Support all props of `Input` .
#### Input.Group
| Property | Description | Type | Default |
|-----------|----------------------------------|--------|-----------|
| size | The size of `Input.Group` specifies the size of the included `Input` fields. Available: `large` `default` `small` | string | `default` |
| compact | whether use compact style | boolean | false |
```html
< Input.Group >
< Input / >
< Input / >
< / Input.Group >
```
