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count-characters.js
// Show the number of characters in an input
// #idea is the id of the input where you want to count characters
$('#idea').keyup(function() {
// Get the # of characters that are in the input
var charCount = $('#idea').val().length;
// Write the # of characters in the input to the element with an id of #charcount
$('#charcount').html(charCount);
});
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