diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 14ec9a7..797249b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -98,16 +98,21 @@ input[type=submit] {
   width: fit-content;
 }
 input:not([type=submit]):not([type=checkbox]),
-select {
+select,
+textarea {
   padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
 }
 .button,
 button,
 input,
-select {
+select,
+textarea {
   border: solid 1px var(--color-gray);
   border-radius: 0.25em;
 }
+textarea {
+  margin: 0
+}
 .button > svg,
 .tab > svg,
 button > svg {
@@ -151,7 +156,8 @@ input[type=checkbox]:checked {
   -webkit-appearance: checkbox;
 }
 input:hover,
-select:hover {
+select:hover,
+textarea:hover {
   border-color: #009ade;
   outline: solid 1px #009ade;
 }
@@ -160,11 +166,13 @@ select:hover {
 }
 input:focus-visible,
 select:focus-within,
-select:focus-visible {
+select:focus-visible,
+textarea:focus-visible {
   accent-color: #006c9b;
   background-color: var(--color-focus-gray);
 }
-input[type=text]:read-only {
+input[type=text]:read-only,
+textarea:read-only {
   border: none;
   padding-left: 0;
   padding-right: 0;
@@ -336,7 +344,7 @@ table.items th,
 table.items td {
   padding-inline: 1em 0;
 }
-table.items td:has(input) {
+table.items td:has(input, textarea) {
   padding-inline-start: calc(0.6em - 0.9px);
 }
 table.items th:last-child {
@@ -367,7 +375,7 @@ table.items td.link a::after {
 table.items td.subunit {
   padding-inline-start: 1.8em;
 }
-table.items td.subunit:has(input) {
+table.items td.subunit:has(input, textarea) {
   padding-inline-start: calc(1.4em - 1px);
 }
 table.items td.actions {
@@ -390,6 +398,9 @@ table.items tr.dropzone::after {
 table.items td.handle {
   cursor: move;
 }
+table.items tr.form td {
+  vertical-align: top;
+}
 
 /* TODO: replace :hover:focus-visible combos with proper LOVE stye order */
 /* TODO: Update styling, including rem removal. */
@@ -440,7 +451,8 @@ table.items input[type=submit] {
 table.items .button:not(:hover),
 table.items button:not(:hover),
 table.items input:not(:hover),
-table.items select:not(:hover) {
+table.items select:not(:hover),
+table.items textarea:not(:hover) {
   border-color: var(--color-border-gray);
 }
 table.items .button:not(:hover),
diff --git a/app/models/unit.rb b/app/models/unit.rb
index f4131de..de362aa 100644
--- a/app/models/unit.rb
+++ b/app/models/unit.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class Unit < ApplicationRecord
-  ATTRIBUTES = [:symbol, :name, :multiplier, :base_id]
+  ATTRIBUTES = [:symbol, :description, :multiplier, :base_id]
 
   belongs_to :user, optional: true
   belongs_to :base, optional: true, class_name: "Unit"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Unit < ApplicationRecord
   end
   validates :symbol, presence: true, uniqueness: {scope: :user_id},
     length: {maximum: columns_hash['symbol'].limit}
-  validates :name, length: {maximum: columns_hash['name'].limit}
+  validates :description, length: {maximum: columns_hash['description'].limit}
   validates :multiplier, numericality: {equal_to: 1}, unless: :base
   validates :multiplier, numericality: {other_than: 0}, if: :base
 
diff --git a/app/views/units/_form.html.erb b/app/views/units/_form.html.erb
index e2dd699..3d4dfc6 100644
--- a/app/views/units/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/units/_form.html.erb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
         maxlength: @unit.class.columns_hash['symbol'].limit, autocomplete: "off" %>
     </td>
     <td>
-      <%= form.text_field :name, form: :unit_form, size: 30,
-        maxlength: @unit.class.columns_hash['name'].limit, autocomplete: "off" %>
+      <%= form.text_area :description, form: :unit_form, cols: 30, rows: 1, escape: false,
+        maxlength: @unit.class.columns_hash['description'].limit, autocomplete: "off" %>
     </td>
     <td>
       <% unless @unit.base.nil? %>
diff --git a/app/views/units/_unit.html.erb b/app/views/units/_unit.html.erb
index d04c175..d1eec64 100644
--- a/app/views/units/_unit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/units/_unit.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <%= link_to unit, edit_unit_path(unit), id: dom_id(unit, :edit),
       onclick: 'this.blur();', data: {turbo_stream: true} %>
   </td>
-  <td><%= unit.name %></td>
+  <td><%= unit.description %></td>
   <td class="number"><%= scientifize(unit.multiplier) %></td>
 
   <% if current_user.at_least(:active) %>
diff --git a/app/views/units/index.html.erb b/app/views/units/index.html.erb
index c6d4aa2..e2b8258 100644
--- a/app/views/units/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/units/index.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <thead>
     <tr>
       <th><%= User.human_attribute_name(:symbol).capitalize %></th>
-      <th><%= User.human_attribute_name(:name).capitalize %></th>
+      <th><%= User.human_attribute_name(:description).capitalize %></th>
       <th><%= User.human_attribute_name(:multiplier).capitalize %></th>
       <% if current_user.at_least(:active) %>
         <th><%= t :actions %></th>
diff --git a/db/migrate/20230602185352_create_units.rb b/db/migrate/20230602185352_create_units.rb
index fb878b6..4b5f64c 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20230602185352_create_units.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20230602185352_create_units.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ class CreateUnits < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
   def change
     create_table :units do |t|
       t.references :user, foreign_key: true
-      t.string :symbol, null: false
-      t.string :name
+      t.string :symbol, null: false, limit: 15
+      t.text :description
       t.decimal :multiplier, null: false, precision: 30, scale: 15, default: 1.0
       t.references :base