Javascript Code:
 
function specialcharecter()
            {
                var iChars = "!`@#$%^&*()+=-[]\\\';,./{}|\":<>?~_";    
                var data = document.getElementById("txtCallSign").value;
                for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) 
                {       
                    if (iChars.indexOf(data.charAt(i)) != -1) 
                    {    
                    alert ("Your string has special characters. \nThese are not allowed."); 
                    document.getElementById("txtCallSign").value = ""; 
                    return false;  
                    }  
                }
            }
Note: ‘txtCallSign’ is the Id of the textbox.