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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Enable the text field character counter

By default, multi-line text fields have a 4000 character limit. To help users see how many characters remain before they reach the limit, you can enable the glide.ui.textarea.character_counter property.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

This property adds a counter under text fields, such as the Additional Comments and Work notes fields. The counter is dynamically updated as users enter text.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > System Properties > UI Properties.

  2. Select the check box next to Character counter for textarea (journal and multi line text fields).

  3. Select Save.

Image omitted: CharactersLeft.png
Callout for the location of character counter after the check box has been selected.