jQuery validator to allow only basic characters

Question

I want to allow basic characters A-Z, a-z,0-9, and basic special characters ~``!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{};'\:"|,./<>? availalbe on a standard english keyboard to be only typed in a text area.
Looking for help !

Answer 1

Sample:

    $('#text_area_id').keyup(function() {
        $(this).val($(this).val().replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9~`!@#$%^&*()_+-=\[\]{};'\\:"|,.\/<>?]/g,''))
    });