var $container = $('.container');
var $backdrop = $('.backdrop');
var $highlights = $('.highlights');
var $textarea = $('textarea');
var $toggle = $('button');
var ua = window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
var isIE = !!ua.match(/msie|trident\/7|edge/);
var isWinPhone = ua.indexOf('windows phone') !== -1;
var isIOS = !isWinPhone && !!ua.match(/ipad|iphone|ipod/);
function applyHighlights(text) {
text = text
.replace(/\n$/g, '\n\n')
.replace(/[A-Z].*?\b/g, '<mark>$&</mark>');
if (isIE) {
// IE wraps whitespace differently in a div vs textarea, this fixes it
text = text.replace(/ /g, ' <wbr>');
}
return text;
}
function handleInput() {
var text = $textarea.val();
var highlightedText = applyHighlights(text);
$highlights.html(highlightedText);
}
function handleScroll() {
var scrollTop = $textarea.scrollTop();
$backdrop.scrollTop(scrollTop);
var scrollLeft = $textarea.scrollLeft();
$backdrop.scrollLeft(scrollLeft);
}
function fixIOS() {
$highlights.css({
'padding-left': '+=3px',
'padding-right': '+=3px'
});
}
function bindEvents() {
$textarea.on({
'input': handleInput,
'scroll': handleScroll
});
}
if (isIOS) {
fixIOS();
}
bindEvents();
handleInput();
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="container">
<div class="backdrop">
<div class="highlights"></div>
</div>
<textarea>All capitalized Words will be highlighted. Try Typing to see how it Works</textarea>
</div>