как вариант, но "не фонтан"
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf8">
<title>This</title>
<style>
#main {
width: 500px;
height: 50px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
background-color: #eee;
border-radius: 5px;
}
#main em {
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3);
}
</style>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
var maxLen = 10;
var strBefore, strAfter;
var div = document.getElementById("main");
div.onkeyup = function() {
strBefore = this.innerText;
if (strBefore.length > maxLen) {
strAfter = strBefore.slice(10);
strBefore = strBefore.substr(0, 10);
this.innerHTML = strBefore + "<em>" + strAfter + "</em>";
setToEnd(div);
console.log(strBefore);
console.log(strAfter);
console.log(this.innerText);
}
var txt = this.innerText;
};
function setToEnd(el) {
var range,selection;
if(document.createRange) { // для всех, IE8-
range = document.createRange();//Create a range (a range is a like the selection but invisible)
range.selectNodeContents(el);//Select the entire contents of the element with the range
range.collapse(false);//collapse the range to the end point. false means collapse to end rather than the start
selection = window.getSelection();//get the selection object (allows you to change selection)
selection.removeAllRanges();//remove any selections already made
selection.addRange(range);//make the range you have just created the visible selection
} else if(document.selection) { // для IE8-
range = document.body.createTextRange();//Create a range (a range is a like the selection but invisible)
range.moveToElementText(el);//Select the entire contents of the element with the range
range.collapse(false);//collapse the range to the end point. false means collapse to end rather than the start
range.select();//Select the range (make it the visible selection
}
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='main' contenteditable="true">
</div>
</body>
</html>
