🎨 Palette: Add character counter to inputs #40

2026-01-30T01:57:00Z

ragusa-it commented

2026-01-30 01:57:00 +00:00

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💡 What: Added a visual character counter (e.g., "150 / 500") to Input and Textarea components when a maxLength prop is provided. The counter is styled using existing design system tokens and is right-aligned below the input.

🎯 Why: The Contact form enforces strict character limits (e.g., 5000 for messages) but previously provided no feedback on usage, leading to potential user frustration. This micro-UX improvement makes the limits transparent.

♿ Accessibility:

The counter is visually present for all users.
aria-hidden="true" is used on the counter to prevent redundant announcements for screen reader users, who already receive native maxLength notifications from the input element itself.

⚠️ Note: The counter is only displayed for controlled inputs (where value prop is defined). Uncontrolled inputs will not show the counter to avoid displaying incorrect static values (e.g., "0 / 100" while user types). This graceful degradation ensures correctness.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 5721943779298145011 started by @ragusa-it

💡 **What:** Added a visual character counter (e.g., "150 / 500") to `Input` and `Textarea` components when a `maxLength` prop is provided. The counter is styled using existing design system tokens and is right-aligned below the input. 🎯 **Why:** The Contact form enforces strict character limits (e.g., 5000 for messages) but previously provided no feedback on usage, leading to potential user frustration. This micro-UX improvement makes the limits transparent. ♿ **Accessibility:** - The counter is visually present for all users. - `aria-hidden="true"` is used on the counter to prevent redundant announcements for screen reader users, who already receive native `maxLength` notifications from the input element itself. ⚠️ **Note:** The counter is only displayed for **controlled** inputs (where `value` prop is defined). Uncontrolled inputs will not show the counter to avoid displaying incorrect static values (e.g., "0 / 100" while user types). This graceful degradation ensures correctness. --- *PR created automatically by Jules for task [5721943779298145011](https://jules.google.com/task/5721943779298145011) started by @ragusa-it*

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2026-01-30 01:57:01 +00:00

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Reference: ragusa-it/ragusaitweb#40