Smart Comment Box with Toolbar

A plain gets the job done. But it doesn't make users want to comment. I built a comment box that feels premium — the kind you see on modern platforms like Linear, Notion, and GitHub. 🎁 What I Built Smart Comment Box with Toolbar — a premium, rich-text style textarea component featuring: ✅ Integrated bottom action bar with formatting icons (image, emoji, link) ✅ Live character counter (0 / 500) ✅ Purple focus-within border highlight ✅ Custom CSS scrollbars ✅ "Publish" button with arrow icon ✅ Uses Tailwind's focus-within for seamless container highlighting ✅ Zero JavaScript for the styling — pure Tailwind CSS ✅ Perfect for blog comment sections, messaging apps, and review forms See It in Action The Design Breakdown Focus-Within Container Highlight When the user clicks inside the textarea, the entire container gets a purple border glow — not just the input itself. This is Tailwind's focus-within utility doing the work — no JavaScript needed. It feels polished and intentional. Bottom Tool