I need help in displaying number of characters entered, and number of characters left in text fields in forms. Something like this:

The number of characters remaining should get dynamically updated as the user types/deletes the characters.
I need help in displaying number of characters entered, and number of characters left in text fields in forms. Something like this:
The number of characters remaining should get dynamically updated as the user types/deletes the characters.
Hey
Unfortunately that is not possible using Airtable native forms. However, you can for sure achieve this using Fillout forms (free plan is super generous, and you get a direct Airtable integration) -see image below. You can find a detailed comparison between Aritable native forms and Fillout forms here.
However, if you still want to stick to Airtable:
The best you can achieve using Airtable forms is to have the “error message” once the max amount has been met. As a workaround (not dynamic) you could have the max character allowed on the helper text of the question.
See config below:
Hope this helps! Please let me know if I can help in any way.
Mike, Consultant @ Automatic Nation
Fillout is the best free “add-on” for Airtable, because it offers hundreds of features that Airtable’s native forms don’t offer, including the ability to update Airtable records using a form, display Airtable lookup fields & attachments on a form, control access to a form via SSO or email domains, perform math or other live calculations on your forms, accept payments on forms, collect signatures on a form, create multi-page forms with conditional paths, create new linked records on a form, connect a single form to dozens of external apps simultaneously, add CAPTCHAs to your form, and much more.
I show how to use a few of the advanced features of Fillout on these 2 Airtable podcast episodes:
Hope this helps!
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