Character count component, show character and word count for content field #697
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Based on the Character count component from the GOV.UK Design System.
The
<character-count>component provides a visible, real-time character and word count for a<textarea>as well as a visually hidden counter that announces updates to screen readers periodically. Some more background surrounding this approach can be found in this blog post by David Cox.Unlike the GOV.UK example, this component provides only a character and word count, and doesn’t inform or enforce any limits. Different social networks will have different limits, so a character count only needs to be informative. This component is also currently shown when writing longer article posts, and whilst here there are no limits, it's nice to know how many words you’ve written.
The counter is translated, of course.