Javascript - Count Down Character Limit on Field

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DATE: July 23, 2013, 6:16 p.m.

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<html>
<head>
    <title></title>    
    <script>
        var count = 125;
        function limiter() {
            var tex = document.getElementById("comment").value;
            var len = tex.length;
            if (len > count) {
                tex = tex.substring(0, count);
                document.getElementById("comment").value = tex;                
                return false;
            }
            document.getElementById("charLeft").innerHTML = count - len;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body> 
    <textarea id="comment" onkeyup="limiter()" ></textarea><br>
    <span id=charLeft>125</span> charachers left
</body>
</html>