The best replacement for textbox is textblock.

The best alternatives to textbox are rated as following:
★★★★★  textblock
★★★★★  textarea
★★★★  richtextbox
★★  textboxfor
★★  text field
★★  label
★★  textbox
★  richtextbox c#
★  richtextbox wpf
★  text box
★  richtextbox vb
★  textblock wpf
  listbox

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Speaking about textbox, one probably shouldn't forget about dropdown.

Other search terms related to textbox and their ratings are:
★★★★★ dropdown
★★ default text
★ cursor html
★ datepicker
drop down
dropdown jquery
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