Limit of 8 characters

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by jazahn

HTML

Limit of 8 characters!
<div id="container">
    <textarea id="mytext"></textarea>
</div>

JavaScript

// limit of 8 characters
var mytext = $("#mytext");

$("#container").on('keypress', function(evt){
    if(mytext.val().length > 7){
        evt.preventDefault();
    }
});