jQuery keypress() Method triggers the keypress event when any button on the keyboard is pressed down. This method doesn’t consider keys such as ALT, CTRL, SHIFT, ESC.
Syntax:
Trigger the keypress event for the selected elements:
$(selector).keypress()
Attach a function to the keypress event:
$(selector).keypress(function)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
count = 0;
$(document).ready(function(){
$("input").keypress(function(){
$("#message").text(count = count+1);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
Write anything here: <input type = "text">
<p>The current characters count in the textbox is: <span id="message">0</span></p>
</body>
</html>
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