Step 1:Create index.html file and implement below code.
<textarea id="text-content" cols="70" rows="4" onKeyup="count_remaining_character()" placeholder="At least 100 character"></textarea> <h2 id="character-count" align="right">150</h2>
Step 2:Implement jQuery to count characters.
<script>
function count_remaining_character() {
var max_length = 100;
var character_entered = $('#text-content').val().length;
var character_remaining = max_length - character_entered;
$('#character-count').html(character_remaining);
if (max_length < character_entered) {
$('#character-count').css('color', '#FF0000');
} else {
$('#character-count').css('color', '#A0A0A0');
}
}
</script>
Complete Code For Counting Characters From Textarea Using JQuery
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>How To Count Characters From Textarea Using JQuery</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<style>
body {
background: black;
}
</style>
<body>
<div class="container">
<br><br><br>
<div class="text-center">
<h1 id="color" style="color: White;">Count Characters From Textarea Using JQuery</h1>
</div>
<br>
<div class="col-md-2"></div>
<div class="col-md-8">
<div class="well">
<textarea id="text-content" cols="70" rows="4" onKeyup="count_remaining_character()" placeholder="At least 100 character"></textarea>
<h2 id="character-count" align="right">150</h2>
<script>
function count_remaining_character() {
var max_length = 100;
var character_entered = $('#text-content').val().length;
var character_remaining = max_length - character_entered;
$('#character-count').html(character_remaining);
if (max_length < character_entered) {
$('#character-count').css('color', '#FF0000');
} else {
$('#character-count').css('color', '#A0A0A0');
}
}
</script>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-2"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>