how do you increase the height of an html textbox

Question

How do you increase the height of an textbox? (along with its font size)

Answer 1

Increasing the font size on a text box will usually expand its size automatically.

If you want to set a height that is not proportional to the font size, I would recommend using something like the following. This prevents browsers like IE from rendering the text inside at the top rather than vertically centered.

.form-text{
    padding:15px 0;
}