diff --git a/blog.py b/blog.py
index a8dfcbaa8..9235b8e22 100644
--- a/blog.py
+++ b/blog.py
@@ -819,7 +819,8 @@ def htmlEditBlog(mediaInstance: bool, translate: {},
 
     editBlogForm += \
         '    <textarea id="message" name="message" style="height:' + \
-        str(messageBoxHeight) + 'px">' + contentStr + '</textarea>'
+        str(messageBoxHeight) + 'px" spellcheck="true">' + \
+        contentStr + '</textarea>'
     editBlogForm += dateAndLocation
     if not mediaInstance:
         editBlogForm += editBlogImageSection
diff --git a/webapp_column_left.py b/webapp_column_left.py
index 598b53821..e9894f968 100644
--- a/webapp_column_left.py
+++ b/webapp_column_left.py
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ def htmlEditLinks(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
         translate['One link per line. Description followed by the link.'] + \
         '<br>'
     editLinksForm += \
-        '  <textarea id="message" name="editedLinks" style="height:80vh">' + \
+        '  <textarea id="message" name="editedLinks" ' + \
+        'style="height:80vh" spellcheck="false">' + \
         linksStr + '</textarea>'
     editLinksForm += \
         '</div>'
@@ -424,7 +425,8 @@ def htmlEditLinks(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
                 '<br>'
             editLinksForm += \
                 '  <textarea id="message" name="editedAbout" ' + \
-                'style="height:100vh">' + aboutStr + '</textarea>'
+                'style="height:100vh" spellcheck="true">' + \
+                aboutStr + '</textarea>'
             editLinksForm += \
                 '</div>'
 
@@ -442,7 +444,8 @@ def htmlEditLinks(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
                 '<br>'
             editLinksForm += \
                 '  <textarea id="message" name="editedTOS" ' + \
-                'style="height:100vh">' + TOSStr + '</textarea>'
+                'style="height:100vh" spellcheck="true">' + \
+                TOSStr + '</textarea>'
             editLinksForm += \
                 '</div>'
 
diff --git a/webapp_column_right.py b/webapp_column_right.py
index 1b4276515..38b955bbb 100644
--- a/webapp_column_right.py
+++ b/webapp_column_right.py
@@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ def htmlEditNewswire(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
         '<br>'
     editNewswireForm += \
         '  <textarea id="message" name="editedNewswire" ' + \
-        'style="height:80vh">' + newswireStr + '</textarea>'
+        'style="height:80vh" spellcheck="false">' + \
+        newswireStr + '</textarea>'
 
     filterStr = ''
     filterFilename = \
@@ -592,8 +593,8 @@ def htmlEditNewswire(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
     editNewswireForm += '      <br><label class="labels">' + \
         translate['One per line'] + '</label>'
     editNewswireForm += '      <textarea id="message" ' + \
-        'name="filteredWordsNewswire" style="height:50vh">' + \
-        filterStr + '</textarea>\n'
+        'name="filteredWordsNewswire" style="height:50vh" ' + \
+        'spellcheck="true">' + filterStr + '</textarea>\n'
 
     hashtagRulesStr = ''
     hashtagRulesFilename = \
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ def htmlEditNewswire(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
         'https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/hashtagrules.txt' + \
         '">' + translate['See instructions'] + '</a>\n'
     editNewswireForm += '      <textarea id="message" ' + \
-        'name="hashtagRulesList" style="height:80vh">' + \
+        'name="hashtagRulesList" style="height:80vh" spellcheck="false">' + \
         hashtagRulesStr + '</textarea>\n'
 
     editNewswireForm += \
@@ -687,7 +688,8 @@ def htmlEditNewsPost(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
     newsPostContent = postJsonObject['object']['content']
     editNewsPostForm += \
         '  <textarea id="message" name="editedNewsPost" ' + \
-        'style="height:600px">' + newsPostContent + '</textarea>'
+        'style="height:600px" spellcheck="true">' + \
+        newsPostContent + '</textarea>'
 
     editNewsPostForm += \
         '</div>'
diff --git a/webapp_create_post.py b/webapp_create_post.py
index d43d64ca0..46a5300e5 100644
--- a/webapp_create_post.py
+++ b/webapp_create_post.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def htmlNewPost(cssCache: {}, mediaInstance: bool, translate: {},
             dateAndLocation += \
                 '    <textarea id="message" ' + \
                 'name="repliesModerationOption" style="height:' + \
-                str(messageBoxHeight) + 'px"></textarea>\n'
+                str(messageBoxHeight) + 'px" spellcheck="true"></textarea>\n'
         dateAndLocation += '</div>\n'
         dateAndLocation += '<div class="container">\n'
         dateAndLocation += '<label class="labels">' + \
diff --git a/webapp_moderation.py b/webapp_moderation.py
index 87d11da47..585c8f3cc 100644
--- a/webapp_moderation.py
+++ b/webapp_moderation.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def htmlModerationInfo(cssCache: {}, translate: {},
                 translate['These are currently suspended']
             infoForm += \
                 '  <textarea id="message" ' + \
-                'name="suspended" style="height:200px">' + \
+                'name="suspended" style="height:200px" spellcheck="false">' + \
                 suspendedStr + '</textarea>\n'
             infoForm += '</div>\n'
             infoShown = True
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def htmlModerationInfo(cssCache: {}, translate: {},
                 translate[msgStr1]
             infoForm += \
                 '  <textarea id="message" ' + \
-                'name="blocked" style="height:700px">' + \
+                'name="blocked" style="height:700px" spellcheck="false">' + \
                 blockedStr + '</textarea>\n'
             infoForm += '</div>\n'
             infoShown = True
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def htmlModerationInfo(cssCache: {}, translate: {},
                 translate['Filtered words'] + '</b>'
             infoForm += \
                 '  <textarea id="message" ' + \
-                'name="filtered" style="height:700px">' + \
+                'name="filtered" style="height:700px" spellcheck="true">' + \
                 filteredStr + '</textarea>\n'
             infoForm += '</div>\n'
             infoShown = True
diff --git a/webapp_person_options.py b/webapp_person_options.py
index 8afeac28c..dc9ccbf04 100644
--- a/webapp_person_options.py
+++ b/webapp_person_options.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def htmlPersonOptions(defaultTimeline: str,
             translate['Submit'] + '</button><br>\n'
         optionsStr += \
             '    <textarea id="message" ' + \
-            'name="optionnotes" style="height:400px">' + \
+            'name="optionnotes" style="height:400px" spellcheck="true">' + \
             personNotes + '</textarea>\n'
 
     optionsStr += '  </form>\n'
diff --git a/webapp_welcome_profile.py b/webapp_welcome_profile.py
index fa78dcfce..7dde5d9ce 100644
--- a/webapp_welcome_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_welcome_profile.py
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ def htmlWelcomeProfile(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     profileForm += '  <label class="labels">' + \
         translate['Your bio'] + '</label><br>\n'
     profileForm += '  <textarea id="message" name="bio" ' + \
-        'style="height:130px">' + bioStr + '</textarea>\n'
+        'style="height:130px" spellcheck="true">' + \
+        bioStr + '</textarea>\n'
     profileForm += '</div>\n'
 
     profileForm += '<div class="container next">\n'