# \#characters-required

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## [Character count when writing description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/character-count-when-writing-description/190698)

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**Author:** [@jayrajm97](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jayrajm97)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/character-count-when-writing-description/190698 "2025-03-24T20:57:14Z")

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Is there a way to show character count while writing a description? I got this plugin, but the drawback is this sets a minimum number of characters and I want to show the number of characters used. In the below screen…

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## [Discourse Characters Required](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-characters-required/77195)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-characters-required/77195 "2018-01-03T21:05:45Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Discourse Characters Required adds a count of characters required in the composer. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-characters-required …