javascript - RegEx Errors Not Displaying -

i have several text boxes in row on table , i'm not able see error message due this, @ present star (*) displaying isn't helpful end user.

any ideas/solutions/fixes problem?

below aspx code:

    <asp:textbox id="name" runat="server" text='<%#bind("name") %>'></asp:textbox>  <asp:requiredfieldvalidator id="fieldvalidator" runat="server"  controltovalidate="name" validationgroup="vg" setfocusonerror="true">*</asp:requiredfieldvalidator>  <asp:regularexpressionvalidator id="regname" runat="server" controltovalidate="name"  errormessage="* required, no more 20 characters allowed." validationgroup="vg"  validationexpression="^[a-za-z''-'\s]{1,20}$">*</asp:regularexpressionvalidator> 

set validation summary on page , display error message. don't put between them instead of * it'll set boxes miles apart blank space until error called.

source:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.regularexpressionvalidator_properties(v=vs.110).aspx

here's code tested on chrome put alert box user can't miss , don't have fiddle whatever you're working on accommodate summary:

            <asp:regularexpressionvalidator id="regularexpressionvalidator1" runat="server"             errormessage="you may enter maxium of twenty characters."             controltovalidate="txtbx2"             validationexpression="^[\s\s]{0,20}$" display="none"/>  <asp:validationsummary id="validationsummary1" runat="server" showmessagebox="true" showsummary="false"/>