Example
A text area with a maximum length of 50 characters:
<textarea maxlength="50">
Enter text here...
</textarea>
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Definition and Usage
The maxlength attribute specifies the maximum length (in characters) of a text area.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| maxlength | Yes | 10.0 | 4.0 | Yes | 15.0 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The maxlength attribute is new for the <textarea> tag in HTML5.
Syntax
<textarea maxlength="number">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | The maximum number of characters allowed in the text area |