Disable New Line in Textarea when Pressed ENTER

try this $(“textarea”).keydown(function(e){ // Enter was pressed without shift key if (e.keyCode == 13 && !e.shiftKey) { // prevent default behavior e.preventDefault(); } }); update your fiddle to $(“.Post_Description_Text”).keydown(function(e){ if (e.keyCode == 13 && !e.shiftKey) { // prevent default behavior e.preventDefault(); //alert(“ok”); return false; } });