In jQuery, we can check if a textarea is empty or not using the following code:

var oldVal = "";
$("#textarea").on("change keyup paste", function() {
    var currentVal = $(this).val();
    if(currentVal == oldVal) {
        return; //check to prevent multiple simultaneous triggers
    }

    oldVal = currentVal;
    //action to be performed on textarea changed
    alert("changed!");
});

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