diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f4c7c99..e60f01b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "respo"
-version = "0.1.11"
+version = "0.1.12"
 dependencies = [
  "cirru_parser",
  "js-sys",
diff --git a/respo/Cargo.toml b/respo/Cargo.toml
index 4128ea6..aef374b 100644
--- a/respo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/respo/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "respo"
-version = "0.1.11"
+version = "0.1.12"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "a tiny virtual DOM library migrated from ClojureScript"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/respo/src/app/patch.rs b/respo/src/app/patch.rs
index b5878dc..1e42d86 100644
--- a/respo/src/app/patch.rs
+++ b/respo/src/app/patch.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use web_sys::console::warn_1;
 use crate::node::{RespoComponent, RespoEffectType, RespoEvent, RespoEventMark, RespoEventMarkFn, RespoNode};
 
 use super::renderer::load_coord_target_tree;
+use super::util;
 use crate::node::dom_change::{ChildDomOp, DomChange, RespoCoord};
 
 use crate::app::renderer::build_dom_tree;
@@ -386,11 +387,25 @@ pub fn attach_event(element: &Element, key: &str, coord: &[RespoCoord], handle_e
           .run(RespoEventMark::new("change", &coord, wrap_event))
           .expect("handle change event");
       }) as Box<dyn FnMut(InputEvent)>);
-      element
-        .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
-        .expect("convert to html input element")
-        .set_onchange(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
-      handler.forget();
+      match element.tag_name().as_str() {
+        "INPUT" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onchange(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        "TEXTAREA" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlTextAreaElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onchange(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        _ => {
+          util::warn_log!("not handled change event for element: {}", element.tag_name());
+        }
+      }
     }
     "keydown" => {
       let handler = Closure::wrap(Box::new(move |e: KeyboardEvent| {
@@ -409,11 +424,26 @@ pub fn attach_event(element: &Element, key: &str, coord: &[RespoCoord], handle_e
           .run(RespoEventMark::new("keydown", &coord, wrap_event))
           .expect("handle keydown event");
       }) as Box<dyn FnMut(KeyboardEvent)>);
-      element
-        .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
-        .expect("convert to html input element")
-        .set_onkeydown(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
-      handler.forget();
+
+      match element.tag_name().as_str() {
+        "INPUT" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onkeydown(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        "TEXTAREA" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlTextAreaElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onkeydown(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        _ => {
+          util::warn_log!("not handled keydown event for element: {}", element.tag_name());
+        }
+      }
     }
     "keyup" => {
       let handler = Closure::wrap(Box::new(move |e: KeyboardEvent| {
@@ -431,11 +461,25 @@ pub fn attach_event(element: &Element, key: &str, coord: &[RespoCoord], handle_e
           .run(RespoEventMark::new("keyup", &coord, wrap_event))
           .expect("handle keyup event");
       }) as Box<dyn FnMut(KeyboardEvent)>);
-      element
-        .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
-        .expect("convert to html input element")
-        .set_onkeyup(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
-      handler.forget();
+      match element.tag_name().as_str() {
+        "INPUT" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onkeyup(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        "TEXTAREA" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlTextAreaElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onkeyup(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        _ => {
+          util::warn_log!("not handled keyup event for element: {}", element.tag_name());
+        }
+      }
     }
     "keypress" => {
       let handler = Closure::wrap(Box::new(move |e: KeyboardEvent| {
@@ -453,11 +497,25 @@ pub fn attach_event(element: &Element, key: &str, coord: &[RespoCoord], handle_e
           .run(RespoEventMark::new("keypress", &coord, wrap_event))
           .expect("handle keypress event");
       }) as Box<dyn FnMut(KeyboardEvent)>);
-      element
-        .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
-        .expect("convert to html input element")
-        .set_onkeypress(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
-      handler.forget();
+      match element.tag_name().as_str() {
+        "INPUT" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlInputElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onkeypress(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        "TEXTAREA" => {
+          element
+            .dyn_ref::<HtmlTextAreaElement>()
+            .expect("convert to html input element")
+            .set_onkeypress(Some(handler.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+          handler.forget();
+        }
+        _ => {
+          util::warn_log!("not handled keypress event for element: {}", element.tag_name());
+        }
+      }
     }
     "focus" => {
       let handler = Closure::wrap(Box::new(move |e: FocusEvent| {