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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T07:15:45+00:00 2026-06-13T07:15:45+00:00

I will only highlighting html-tags to red-background in textarea. Can someone tell me easiest

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I will only highlighting html-tags to red-background in textarea.

Can someone tell me easiest way to do this with jQuery ?

I have no-idea what can i do. Because we cant use HTML tags in textarea, right ? 🙁

Or give me some resource.

Thanks

Playground : http://jsfiddle.net/RbLrK/

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    2026-06-13T07:15:46+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2026 at 7:15 am

    It’s not possible to achieve the required level of control over html tags in a regular textarea. Tags are treated simply like a text, and you cannot highlight part of the text.

    Try something more sophisticated like for example CODEMIRROR or ACE

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