jQuery character counter

    [javascript]
    $(".countchars").each(function(){
    var length = $(this).val().length;
    $(this).parent().find(‘#charlength’).html(‘<b>’+length+'</b>’);
    $(this).keyup(function(){
    var new_length = $(this).val().length;
    $(this).parent().find(‘#charlength’).html(‘<b>’+new_length+'</b>’);
    if (new_length == "140") {
    $(‘#charlength’).css(‘background’, ‘red’);
    $(‘#charlength’).css(‘color’, ‘#000000’);
    }
    });
    });
    [/javascript]

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