Limit Textarea 2
This script limits text input to 20 characters per line for a total of 10 lines. Numbers are adjustable. It also filters textarea input: replaces non-alphanumeric characters with spaces, removes extra spaces (multiple consecutive, leading and trailing) and blank lines. Final clean-up is performed onblur, when user clicks out of textarea.
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