Append SPAN one after another
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("input").keypress(function (e) { var c = String.fromCharCode(e.which); $("p").append($("<span/>")).children(":last").append(document.createTextNode(c)); $("div").text(e.which); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <body> <input type="text" /> <p>Add text - </p> <div></div> </body> </html>