Forms
Textarea with Character Counter
Textarea with a live N/max counter that shifts to warning and error colour near the limit.
$ velocityx add textarea-character-counterBuilt for astro.
Full docs for Textarea with Character Counter →
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Props
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | No | 'bio' | |
| label | string | No | 'Short bio' | |
| placeholder | string | No | 'Tell people a little about yourself…' | |
| maxLength | number | No | 240 | |
| rows | number | No | 4 | |
| defaultValue | string | No | '' | |
| helpText | string | No | ||
| className | string | No | '' |
File this creates
The CLI writes this path into your project, relative to its root — nothing else moves.
components/velocity/textarea-character-counter/TextareaCharacterCounter.astroUsing the Textarea with Character Counter component
Install it with velocityx add textarea-character-counter.
The CLI writes the source straight into your project — no runtime dependency, no registry
lock-in, and it themes itself from the same primary-*/accent-* scale as the rest of the library.
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