<h1>Multiple textareas character limit indicator</h1>
<div class="container">
<label for="txt">Type something 1:</label>
<textarea name="type-something" class="txt" maxlength="140" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
<div class="progress">
<div class="progress-bar"></div>
<p class="remaining-chars"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<label for="txt">Type something 2:</label>
<textarea name="type-something" class="txt" maxlength="50" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
<div class="progress">
<div class="progress-bar"></div>
<p class="remaining-chars"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<label for="txt">Type something 3:</label>
<textarea name="type-something" class="txt" maxlength="70" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
<div class="progress">
<div class="progress-bar"></div>
<p class="remaining-chars"></p>
</div>
</div>
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
min-height: 100vh;
padding: 10px 30px;
font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;
background-color: #f5f5ff;
}
h1 {
text-align: center;
margin: 10px 0 50px;
}
.container {
display: grid;
background-color: white;
border-radius: 20px;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 12px #aaa;
padding: 40px;
font-size: 13px;
margin-bottom: 70px;
}
label {
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: bold;
}
textarea {
resize: none;
padding: 10px;
margin: 10px 0;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 1.3px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
textarea:focus {
outline: 1px solid rgb(14, 51, 14);
}
.progress {
width: 100%;
height: 7px;
box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 2px #ccc;
border: 1px solid #bbb;
border-radius: 15px;
}
.progress-bar {
height: 100%;
}
.remaining-chars {
font-size: 11px;
color: #b62020;
margin-top: 3px;
float: right;
display: none;
}
const textareas = document.querySelectorAll(".txt");
const progressBars = document.querySelectorAll(".progress-bar");
const remCharsElems = document.querySelectorAll(".remaining-chars");
function charCounter(inputField, progress, warningTxt) {
const maxLength = inputField.getAttribute("maxlength");
const currentLength = inputField.value.length;
const progressWidth = (currentLength / maxLength) * 100;
progress.style.width = `${progressWidth}%`;
warningTxt.style.display = "none";
if (progressWidth <= 60) {
progress.style.backgroundColor = "rgb(19, 160, 19)";
} else if (progressWidth > 60 && progressWidth < 85) {
progress.style.backgroundColor = "rgb(236, 157, 8)";
} else {
progress.style.backgroundColor = "rgb(241, 9, 9)";
warningTxt.innerHTML = `${maxLength - currentLength} characters left`;
warningTxt.style.display = "block";
}
}
textareas.forEach((textarea, i) => {
textarea.oninput = () =>
charCounter(textarea, progressBars[i], remCharsElems[i]);
});
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