Meanings
plural text boxes · alternative textbox
- mediaA block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.
The graphic design of secondary schoolbooks, which includes many text boxes, captions, labelled diagrams, thought bubbles, etc., introduced a certain level of noise into the scanning and OCR[.]
2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 4 - computingA rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.
Synonyms: input field
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.
nounA rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 文本框, 文字盒
- 文本框 (wénběn kuāng)widget that accepts textual input
- 文字盒 (wénzì hé)widget that accepts textual input
- 文字域 (wénzì yù)widget that accepts textual input
Dutch kader, tekstvak
- kaderbox containing text
- tekstvakbox containing text
Finnish tekstikenttä
- tekstikenttäwidget that accepts textual input
French encadré, zone de saisie
- encadrébox containing text
- zone de saisiewidget that accepts textual input
- champ de saisiewidget that accepts textual input
- casewidget that accepts textual input
German Kasten, Textbox
- Kastenbox containing text
- Textboxbox containing text
- Textfeldwidget that accepts textual input
Greek πλαίσιο κειμένου
- πλαίσιο κειμένου (plaísio keiménou)widget that accepts textual input
Italian casella, riquadro
- casellawidget that accepts textual input
- riquadrowidget that accepts textual input
Japanese テキストボックス
- テキストボックス (tekisuto bokkusu)widget that accepts textual input
Korean 입력창
- 입력창 (imnyeokchang)widget that accepts textual input
Polish pole tekstowe
- pole tekstowewidget that accepts textual input
Portuguese caixa de texto
- caixa de textowidget that accepts textual input
Russian те́кстовое по́ле
- те́кстовое по́ле (tékstovoje póle)widget that accepts textual input
Spanish casilla
- casillawidget that accepts textual input
Vietnamese khung chữ
- khung chữwidget that accepts textual input
Cite this entry
text box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text%20box
“text box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text%20box. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “text box,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text%20box.
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