From 540b91936e15ea0666c1eb19f63f209faa89bb8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenny Lin <kenny.lin.91@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:12:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] robo attempt

---
 .../Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.mdx    |  3 +-
 .../FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx  | 75 ++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.mdx b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.mdx
index 142b6b5cdf4..c95beb20cc8 100644
--- a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.mdx
+++ b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.mdx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export const parameters = {
 
 <ComponentHeader {...parameters} />
 
+<Canvas sourceState="shown" of={TextAreaStories.AutoGrow} />
+
 ## Usage
 
 Use TextArea to handle long form text entry within forms.
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ Use TextArea to handle long form text entry within forms.
 
 ### Disabled
 
-<Canvas of={TextAreaStories.Disabled} />
 
 ### Error
 
diff --git a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx
index 6842575f496..60c2df21c56 100644
--- a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/FormInputs/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,66 @@
-import { TextArea } from '@codecademy/gamut';
+import { Box, TextArea } from '@codecademy/gamut';
+import { css } from '@codecademy/gamut-styles';
+import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+import {
+  type ChangeEvent,
+  type ComponentProps,
+  useCallback,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useRef,
+} from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * `field-sizing: content` lets the textarea grow with its value in Chromium and Safari.
+ * Firefox does not support it yet; we mirror that behavior by syncing height to scrollHeight.
+ *
+ * Note: A single-line `<input>` cannot expand vertically—use `<textarea>` for multi-line text.
+ */
+const fieldSizingContentSupported =
+  typeof CSS !== 'undefined' && CSS.supports('field-sizing', 'content');
+
+const AutoGrowTextAreaBase = styled(TextArea)(
+  css({
+    resize: 'none',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    // Static CSS — not a Gamut system prop; merged by variance `css()` as passthrough.
+    fieldSizing: 'content',
+  })
+);
+
+const AutoGrowTextArea = (props: ComponentProps<typeof TextArea>) => {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+  const { onChange, value, ...rest } = props;
+
+  const syncHeight = useCallback(() => {
+    if (fieldSizingContentSupported) return;
+    const el = ref.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+    el.style.height = 'auto';
+    el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight}px`;
+  }, []);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    syncHeight();
+  }, [syncHeight, value]);
+
+  const handleChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    onChange?.(event);
+    requestAnimationFrame(syncHeight);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Box height="1000px">
+      <AutoGrowTextAreaBase
+        {...rest}
+        ref={ref}
+        rows={rest.rows ?? 1}
+        {...(value !== undefined ? { value } : {})}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+      />
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
 
 const meta: Meta<typeof TextArea> = {
   component: TextArea,
@@ -38,3 +99,15 @@ export const Placeholder: Story = {
     defaultValue: undefined,
   },
 };
+
+export const AutoGrow: Story = {
+  args: {
+    htmlFor: 'example-autogrow',
+    name: 'example-autogrow',
+    placeholder: 'Type multiple lines — the field grows vertically',
+    defaultValue:
+      'Line one\nLine two\nLine three\n\nFirefox uses scrollHeight; Chromium/Safari use field-sizing: content.',
+    rows: 1,
+  },
+  render: (args) => <AutoGrowTextArea {...args} />,
+};