Jquery Text:Allow text box only for letters using jQuery?

I want to make a text box allow only letters (a-z) using jQuery, Allow text box only for letters using jQuery, textbox to allow only alphabets using JQuery

by mukkaram waheed

HTML

<input id="txtFirstName" value="">

JavaScript

$(function () {
      $('#txtFirstName').keydown(function (e) {
          if (e.shiftKey || e.ctrlKey || e.altKey) {
              e.preventDefault();
          } else {
              var key = e.keyCode;
              if (
							!((key == 8) || 
							(key == 32) ||
							(key == 46) ||
							(key >= 35 && key <= 40)
							|| (key >= 65 && key <= 90))
							) {
                  e.preventDefault();
              }
          }
      });
  });