Count Characters Within Text Fields With The char-count Plugin

A tiny and fast jQuery character counter plugin that counts characters within text fields and displays the remaining/maximum number of characters in real-time as users type. 

Good for social media platforms that restrict the number of characters in a post, or web forms that require specific input lengths.

How to use it:

1. Download and insert the minified version of the char-count plugin after jQuery.

<script src="/path/to/cdn/jquery.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="/path/to/js/char-count.min.js"></script>

2. Call the function char_count on the text fields.

$('input, textarea').char_count({
  // options here
});

3. Set the maximum number of characters allowed to insert.

$('input, textarea').char_count({
  maxValue: 140,
});

4. Determine whether to show the max value in the counter.

$('input, textarea').char_count({
  showMaxValue: true,
});

5. Determine whether to hide the character counter when the text field loses focus.

$('input, textarea').char_count({
  hideOnBlur: false,
});

6. Customize the background color of the character counter.

$('input, textarea').char_count({
  background: "#34BC00",
});

7. Change the position of the character counter.

$('input, textarea').char_count({
  position: "bottom",
});

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This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by gsrajpurohit. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.