How can I embed a scrollable text box to output text on my web page?

Question

Is it possible to embed a scrollable text box to output text on my web page, in HTML or JavaScript?

I am trying not to use any Java libraries if possible.

Answer 1

Since the question is pretty vague i am going to recommend jScroller (since i've used it for some projects)

Answer 2

    <style type="text/css" media="screen">

 #messages{
  border : solid 2px #ff0000; background : #D5D5D5;  padding : 4px; width : 500px; height : 350px; overflow : auto; 
 }
</style>

    <div id='messages'>
</div>

to scroll down with jquery:

$('#messages').scrollTop( $('#messages')[0].scrollHeight );

Answer 3

<textarea></textarea>