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Textarea Limit

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The Textarea Limit module allows you to set character limits on textarea fields. You can configure a global limit for all textareas or set individual limits for specific fields.

The Textarea Limit module adds in character limiting to selected textarea widgets. Widgets are selected on the respective form display edit form(s). A global character limit can be used, configurable via admin form or a local limit can be set.

Requirements

This module requires the jquery.limit javascript library which is currently loaded externally.

Install/Usage

Install module via composer:

composer require drupal/textarea_limit
drush en textarea_limit
  1. Configure global settings at: /admin/config/content/textarea-limit
  2. Setup/add textarea field on entity of choice.
  3. Adjust field form display formatting options on textarea field. Set custom text limit or use global text limit.
  4. Now goto create/edit form for entity and inspect textarea field. It should now indicate how many characters are left/limit you.

Activity

Total releases
1
First release
Feb 2026
Latest release
4 months ago
Releases (12 mo)
1 ▲ from 0
Maintenance
Active

Releases

Version Type Release date
3.0.1 Stable Feb 18, 2026