> How does one set the maximum character length/number for <textarea> ? > It's a bit more complicated than simply adding maxlength="30" to your <textarea> string and invlolves some javascript and an .htc file. A good explanation can be found at: http://www.siteexperts.com/ie5/htc/ts08/page1.asp Basically you need to check the length of the textarea before submitting the form or check the length every time the textarea is changed. Another javascript solution that also tells the form user how many characters are left can be had at: http://www.smartwebby.com/DHTML/textbox_characters_counter.asp as well as this version which I think is a little better at (URL wraps):http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/webjs/item/0,,12755_74001_viewit ,00.html HTH!