Property reference

glide.ui.textarea.character_counter

Enables a remaining-character counter under journal and multi-line text fields. When enabled, users can see how many characters remain and reduce their entry before reaching the field limit; it is disabled by default.

Default
false
Type
boolean
Application
Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property, when set to true, displays a character counter below text areas to inform users of the remaining character limit.
What area does it affect? Text area fields
What does the default mean? The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring user input forms or enhancing user experience.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.ui.textarea.character_counter
Sys ID 76d88821ef213000e7ec732fa6c0fb11
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value false
Description Character counter for textarea (journal and multi line text fields). When set to true, the character counter will appear under the textarea, which instructs user the number of characters left. Once the limit is reached, user should reduce the amount of text to ensure that the entire text will be saved.
Updated 2024-05-25 04:03:16

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... Insert and Stay options on tables derived from Task (such as Incident, Change, and Problem). • Type: true | false • Default value: false • Location: System Property [sys_properties] table glide.ui.textarea.character_counter When true, displays a count of available characters for journal and multi-line text fields. © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and other ServiceNow marks ...

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