Simple jQuery Characters & Words Counter Plugin - Simply Countable
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Simply Countable is a versatile jQuery-based character/word/text counter for your text input or textarea elements.
Features:
- Simple and easy to use
- Limits the maximum character (or word) count of the text input or textarea
- Supports countDown or countUp events
- Supports callback functions
- Prevents the user from being able to exceed the maxCount
- Highly configurable with CSS and javascript
See Also:
- jQuery Character Counter and Limit Plugin - wChar
- Simple Char Counter For Inputs and Textareas
- Char Counter and Limiter Plugin - Charlimiter
- Twitter-Like Text Area Character Counter
- jQuery Character Counter and Limit Plugin For Bootstrap
- Simple Live Character Counter with Javascript - Countable
How to use it:
1. Include the latest jQuery library and jQuery Simply Countable on your web page.
<script src="/path/to/cdn/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="/path/to/jquery.simplyCountable.js"></script>
2. Call the function on the text fields and the plugin will do the rest.
<!-- Textarea --> <textarea id="demo"></textarea> <!-- Counter --> You have <span id="counter"></span> characters left.
$(function(){ $('#demo').simplyCountable(); });
3. Available plugin options.
$('#demo').simplyCountable({ // selector of the counter element counter: '#counter', // characters or words countType: 'characters', // max number of characters (words) maxCount: 140, // prevents the user from typing when exceeding the maxCount strictMax: false, // or 'up' countDirection: 'down', // custom CSS classes safeClass: 'safe', overClass: 'over', // thounsand seperator // set to false to disable. thousandSeparator: ',', // callbacks onOverCount: function(){}, onSafeCount: function(){}, onMaxCount: function(){} });
This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by aaronrussell. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.