# Word Count (or Character count) for an input field

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**Created:** [November 18, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/word-count-or-character-count-for-an-input-field/128982 "2004-11-18T15:20:34Z")\
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How would I create a word/character count field to count down characters used when typed into an input filed.

i.e. input field has a maxChar=255. I want the user to see the chars count down from 255, so they’ll know how many they have left.

I figure it would be along the lines of wordCountField=maxChar-currentNumOfChars…would that be right?

Thanks.