Character limits on textarea fields - pros and cons and best practices?

1. What is the significance of setting character limit for a field?
2. What is the character limit of textarea?
3. How do I limit the input characters in a text field?
4. How to limit number of characters in textarea using javascript?

What is the significance of setting character limit for a field?

It's immediate validation that a certain value cannot be correct if it is too long. Things like package tracking codes which follow a specific format and cannot be longer than a specific length.

What is the character limit of textarea?

HTML <Textarea>maxlength attribute

number: It contains single value number which allows the maximum number of character in Textarea element. Its default value is 524288.

How do I limit the input characters in a text field?

To set the maximum character limit in input field, we use <input> maxlength attribute. This attribute is used to specify the maximum number of characters enters the <input> field. To set the minimum character limit in input field, we use <input> minlength attribute.

How to limit number of characters in textarea using javascript?

You can use the maxlength attribute within an input element like textarea or a textbox, to limit the character input, including copy paste.