<head>
<title>Limit Number of Characters in a TextArea</title>
<script type='text/javascript'>
src='http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.3.2.min.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.cssclassname').keyup(function() {
var len = this.value.length;
if (len >= 150) {
this.value = this.value.substring(0, 150);
}
$('#charLeft').text(150 - len);
});
});
</script>
</head>
