Javascript validation: Block special characters

var checkString = document.formname.txt.value;

var checkString = document.formname.txt.value;
if (checkString != "") {
    if ( /[^A-Za-z\d]/.test(checkString)) {
        alert("Please enter only letter and numeric characters");
        document.formname.txt.focus();
        return (false);
    }
}

var iChars = "!@#$%^&*()+=-[]\\\';,./{}|\":<>?";

for (var i = 0; i < document.formname.fieldname.value.length; i++) {
    if (iChars.indexOf(document.formname.fieldname.value.charAt(i)) != -1) {
        alert ("Your username has special characters. \nThese are not allowed.\n Please remove them and try again.");
        return false;
    }
}