HTML maxlength Attribute

It specifies the maximum number of characters that have been allowed in the Element.
It can be used on the Following Elements:

  1. <input>
  2. <textarea>

Examples:

  1. Example for <input> element:
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    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
      
    <body>
        <center>
            <h1 style="color:green;font-style:italic;">
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            </h1>
            <h2 style="color:green;font-style:italic;">
              maxlength attribute
            </h2>
            <form action="">
                Username:
                <input type="text" name="usrname" maxlength="12">
                <br>
                <br> 
                Password:
                <input type="text" name="password" maxlength="10">
                <br>
                <br>
                <input type="submit" value="Submit">
            </form>
        </center>
    </body>
      
    </html>

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  2. Example for <textarea> element:

    

    

    

    

    
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    <!DOCTYPE html> 
    

    <html> 
    

      
    

    <body> 
    

        <center> 
    

            <h1 style="color:green;font-style:italic;"> 
    

              GeeksforGeeks 
    

            </h1> 
    

            <h2 style="color:green;font-style:italic;"> 
    

              maxlength attribute 
    

            </h2> 
    

            <textarea rows="4" cols="50" maxlength="6"> 
    

              write here somthing that you want.... 
    

            </textarea> 
    

      </center> 
    

    </body> 
    

      
    

    </html> 
    

    
    		

    
    

    

    

    

    

    

    
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Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by maxlength attribute are listed below:


    

  • Google Chrome
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  • Firefox
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  • Safari
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