JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<textarea id="textbox"></textarea>
JavaScript
$('#textbox').keyup(function (e) {
this.value = this.value.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/ig, '');
});
<textarea id="textbox"></textarea>
$('#textbox').keyup(function (e) {
this.value = this.value.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/ig, '');
});