Character count
Use the Character count
Character count#
You can enter up to 10 characters
HTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxlength="10"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="more-detail">
Can you provide more detail?
</label>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-js-character-count lbh-character-count"
id="more-detail"
name="more-detail"
rows="5"
aria-describedby="more-detail-info"
></textarea>
</div>
<span
id="more-detail-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 10 characters
</span>
</div>
Character count with hint#
Don't include personal or financial information, eg your National Insurance number or credit card details.
You can enter up to 10 charactersHTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxlength="10"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="with-hint">
Can you provide more detail?
</label>
<span id="with-hint-hint" class="govuk-hint lbh-hint">
Don't include personal or financial information, eg your National
Insurance number or credit card details.
</span>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-js-character-count lbh-character-count"
id="with-hint"
name="with-hint"
rows="5"
aria-describedby="with-hint-info with-hint-hint"
></textarea>
</div>
<span
id="with-hint-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 10 characters
</span>
</div>
Character count with default value#
You can enter up to 100 characters
HTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxlength="100"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="with-default-value">
Full address
</label>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-js-character-count lbh-character-count"
id="with-default-value"
name="default-value"
rows="5"
aria-describedby="with-default-value-info"
>
221B Baker Street
London
NW1 6XE
</textarea
>
</div>
<span
id="with-default-value-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 100 characters
</span>
</div>
Character count with default value exceeding limit#
Error: Please do not exceed the maximum allowed limit
You can enter up to 10 charactersHTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxlength="10"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group govuk-form-group--error lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="exceeding-characters">
Full address
</label>
<span id="exceeding-characters-error" class="govuk-error-message">
<span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Error:</span> Please do not exceed the
maximum allowed limit
</span>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-textarea--error govuk-js-character-count govuk-textarea--error lbh-character-count"
id="exceeding-characters"
name="exceeding"
rows="5"
aria-describedby="exceeding-characters-info exceeding-characters-error"
>
221B Baker Street
London
NW1 6XE
</textarea
>
</div>
<span
id="exceeding-characters-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 10 characters
</span>
</div>
Character count with custom rows#
You can enter up to 10 characters
HTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxlength="10"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="custom-rows">
Full address
</label>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-js-character-count lbh-character-count"
id="custom-rows"
name="custom"
rows="8"
aria-describedby="custom-rows-info"
></textarea>
</div>
<span
id="custom-rows-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 10 characters
</span>
</div>
Character count with label as page headings#
You can enter up to 10 characters
HTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxlength="10"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="textarea-with-page-heading">
Full address
</label>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-js-character-count lbh-character-count"
id="textarea-with-page-heading"
name="address"
rows="5"
aria-describedby="textarea-with-page-heading-info"
></textarea>
</div>
<span
id="textarea-with-page-heading-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 10 characters
</span>
</div>
Character count with word count#
You can enter up to 10 words
HTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxwords="10"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="word-count"> Full address </label>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-js-character-count lbh-character-count"
id="word-count"
name="word-count"
rows="5"
aria-describedby="word-count-info"
></textarea>
</div>
<span
id="word-count-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 10 words
</span>
</div>
Character count with word threshhold#
You can enter up to 10 characters
HTML#
<div
class="govuk-character-count"
data-module="govuk-character-count"
data-maxlength="10"
data-threshold="75"
>
<div class="govuk-form-group lbh-form-group">
<label class="govuk-label lbh-label" for="with-threshold">
Full address
</label>
<textarea
class="govuk-textarea govuk-js-character-count lbh-character-count"
id="with-threshold"
name="with-threshold"
rows="5"
aria-describedby="with-threshold-info"
></textarea>
</div>
<span
id="with-threshold-info"
class="govuk-hint govuk-character-count__message"
aria-live="polite"
>
You can enter up to 10 characters
</span>
</div>