Live character count of essay question box

Apr 11, 2024

I have an essay box with a limit of 1000 characters. I'd like to show (below it) a live character count of - either - characters used or characters remaining (either one, doesn't matter to me).  I initially tried to create a variable to "add value" which would, in theory, add 1 for each character entered and then show that number. But it's not working.  I've included the file for reference.

Is there a way to do this?  Preferably without javascript.  :-)  Thanks!

 

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