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HTMLTextAreaElement: textLength property

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The textLength read-only property of the HTMLTextAreaElement interface is a non-negative integer representing the number of characters, in UTF-16 code units, of the <textarea> element’s value. It is a shortcut of accessing length on its value property.

Value

A non-negative integer.

Examples

const textareaElement = document.getElementById("comment");
console.log(textArea.textLength);

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also