<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Textarea</title> <script type="text/javascript"> function log_text() { elem = document.getElementById("qute-textarea"); console.log("text: " + elem.value); } </script> </head> <body> <textarea id="qute-textarea"></textarea> <input type="button" id="qute-button" onclick="log_text()" value="Log text"> </body> </html>