I've heard several people mention using an iframe, but my own preference is a span tag. Does anyone know why one or the other would be better? -----Original Message----- From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Allard Schripsema You can imitate that behaviour using for example an iframe and a document (contenteditable to make user think it´s a textarea) in it. Check out online email editors and to see how it works Allard -----Mensagem original----- De: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]Em nome de judah afaik it's not possible. otherwise there wouldn't be things like this http://xinha.python-hosting.com/ best judah Chris Harrison wrote: Hi, Is it possible to bolded & italice certain letters, phrases, etc in a regular textarea? Thanks, Chris