diff --git a/src/scwidgets/answer/_widget_answer_registry.py b/src/scwidgets/answer/_widget_answer_registry.py
index 3d05760..0ad5131 100644
--- a/src/scwidgets/answer/_widget_answer_registry.py
+++ b/src/scwidgets/answer/_widget_answer_registry.py
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ def filename_prefix(self, filename_prefix: str):
         dropdown_options = self._get_dropdown_options()
         self._answers_files_dropdown.options = dropdown_options
 
-        dropdown_options = self._get_dropdown_options()
-        self._answers_files_dropdown.options = dropdown_options
-
     @property
     def registered_widgets(self):
         return self._widgets.copy()
diff --git a/src/scwidgets/code/_widget_code_demo.py b/src/scwidgets/code/_widget_code_demo.py
index a55f926..fe28198 100644
--- a/src/scwidgets/code/_widget_code_demo.py
+++ b/src/scwidgets/code/_widget_code_demo.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from platform import python_version
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
-from ipywidgets import Box, HBox, Layout, VBox, Widget
+from ipywidgets import HTML, Box, HBox, HTMLMath, Layout, VBox, Widget
 from widget_code_input.utils import CodeValidationError
 
 from .._utils import Printer
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ def __init__(
         update_func: Optional[
             Callable[[CodeDemo], Union[Any, Check.FunOutParamsT]]
         ] = None,
+        exercise_description: Optional[str] = None,
+        exercise_title: Optional[str] = None,
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
@@ -81,6 +83,27 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._update_func = update_func
 
+        self._exercise_description = exercise_description
+        if exercise_description is None:
+            self._exercise_description_html = None
+        else:
+            self._exercise_description_html = HTMLMath(self._exercise_description)
+        if exercise_title is None:
+            if answer_key is None:
+                self._exercise_title = None
+                self._exercise_title_html = None
+            else:
+                self._exercise_title = answer_key
+                self._exercise_title_html = HTML(f"<b>{answer_key}</b>")
+        else:
+            self._exercise_title = exercise_title
+            self._exercise_title_html = HTML(f"<b>{exercise_title}</b>")
+
+        if self._exercise_description_html is not None:
+            self._exercise_description_html.add_class("exercise-description")
+        if self._exercise_title_html is not None:
+            self._exercise_title_html.add_class("exercise-title")
+
         # verify if input argument `parameter` is valid
         if parameters is not None:
             allowed_parameter_types = [dict, ParameterPanel]
@@ -372,6 +395,11 @@ def __init__(
             )
 
         demo_children = []
+        if self._exercise_title_html is not None:
+            demo_children.append(self._exercise_title_html)
+        if self._exercise_description_html is not None:
+            demo_children.append(self._exercise_description_html)
+
         if self._cue_code is not None:
             demo_children.append(self._cue_code)
         if self._cue_parameter_panel is not None:
@@ -453,6 +481,14 @@ def panel_parameters(self) -> Dict[str, Check.FunInParamT]:
             return parameter_panel.parameters
         return {}
 
+    @property
+    def exercise_title(self) -> Union[str, None]:
+        return self._exercise_title
+
+    @property
+    def exercise_description(self) -> Union[str, None]:
+        return self._exercise_description
+
     def _on_trait_parameters_changed(self, change: dict):
         if self._update_button is None:
             self._output.clear_output(wait=True)
diff --git a/src/scwidgets/css/widgets.css b/src/scwidgets/css/widgets.css
index a0644d7..ee94f32 100644
--- a/src/scwidgets/css/widgets.css
+++ b/src/scwidgets/css/widgets.css
@@ -111,3 +111,22 @@
 .scwidget-cue-output--cue {
     opacity: 0.4;
 }
+
+.exercise-title {
+  font-family: helvetica;
+  font-size: 150%;
+}
+.exercise-description {
+  font-family: helvetica;
+  font-size: 110%;
+  color: black;
+  word-spacing: 2px;
+}
+
+a {
+  color: blue;
+}
+
+a:hover {
+  color: lightblue;
+}
diff --git a/src/scwidgets/exercise/_widget_textarea.py b/src/scwidgets/exercise/_widget_textarea.py
index f8fc981..d8615c7 100644
--- a/src/scwidgets/exercise/_widget_textarea.py
+++ b/src/scwidgets/exercise/_widget_textarea.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 import ipywidgets
-from ipywidgets import HBox, Layout, Output, VBox
+from ipywidgets import HTML, HBox, HTMLMath, Layout, Output, VBox
 
 from .._utils import Printer
 from ..answer import AnswerRegistry, AnswerWidget
@@ -19,16 +19,37 @@ class Textarea(VBox, AnswerWidget):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        textarea: Optional[ipywidgets.Textarea] = None,
-        answer_registry: Optional[AnswerRegistry] = None,
+        value: Optional[str] = None,
         answer_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        answer_registry: Optional[AnswerRegistry] = None,
+        exercise_description: Optional[str] = None,
+        exercise_title: Optional[str] = None,
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if textarea is None:
-            textarea = ipywidgets.Textarea(layout=Layout(width="auto"))
+        self._exercise_description = exercise_description
+        if exercise_description is None:
+            self._exercise_description_html = None
+        else:
+            self._exercise_description_html = HTMLMath(self._exercise_description)
+        if exercise_title is None:
+            if answer_key is None:
+                self._exercise_title = None
+                self._exercise_title_html = None
+            else:
+                self._exercise_title = answer_key
+                self._exercise_title_html = HTML(f"<b>{answer_key}</b>")
+        else:
+            self._exercise_title = exercise_title
+            self._exercise_title_html = HTML(f"<b>{exercise_title}</b>")
 
-        self._textarea = textarea
+        if self._exercise_description_html is not None:
+            self._exercise_description_html.add_class("exercise-description")
+        if self._exercise_title_html is not None:
+            self._exercise_title_html.add_class("exercise-title")
+
+        layout = kwargs.pop("layout", Layout(width="auto", height="150px"))
+        self._textarea = ipywidgets.Textarea(value, *args, layout=layout, **kwargs)
         self._cue_textarea = self._textarea
         self._output = Output()
 
@@ -80,6 +101,10 @@ def __init__(
         AnswerWidget.__init__(self, answer_registry, answer_key)
 
         widget_children = []
+        if self._exercise_title_html is not None:
+            widget_children.append(self._exercise_title_html)
+        if self._exercise_description_html is not None:
+            widget_children.append(self._exercise_description_html)
         widget_children.append(self._cue_textarea)
         if self._button_panel:
             widget_children.append(self._button_panel)
@@ -89,10 +114,16 @@ def __init__(
         VBox.__init__(
             self,
             widget_children,
-            *args,
-            **kwargs,
         )
 
+    @property
+    def exercise_title(self) -> Union[str, None]:
+        return self._exercise_title
+
+    @property
+    def exercise_description(self) -> Union[str, None]:
+        return self._exercise_description
+
     @property
     def answer(self) -> dict:
         return {"textarea": self._textarea.value}