.form-group.commit_message-group = label_tag 'commit_message', class: 'control-label' do Commit message .col-sm-10 .commit-message-container .max-width-marker = text_area_tag 'commit_message', (params[:commit_message] || local_assigns[:text]), class: 'form-control', placeholder: local_assigns[:placeholder], required: true, rows: (local_assigns[:rows] || 3) - if local_assigns[:hint] %p.hint Try to keep the first line under 52 characters and the others under 72.