Character Count Ring
A copy-paste form states component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Form StatesHTMLJavaScriptCSSany framework
92 / 120
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HTML
<div class="nuda-fs2-char-ring">
<label for="fs2-bio" class="nuda-fs2-char-ring__label">Bio</label>
<div class="nuda-fs2-char-ring__field">
<textarea id="fs2-bio" class="nuda-fs2-char-ring__input" maxlength="120"
aria-describedby="fs2-bio-count">Design engineer who ships small, obsessive details.</textarea>
<svg class="nuda-fs2-char-ring__ring is-warn" viewBox="0 0 36 36" aria-hidden="true">
<circle class="nuda-fs2-char-ring__track" cx="18" cy="18" r="15.5" />
<circle class="nuda-fs2-char-ring__bar" cx="18" cy="18" r="15.5" />
</svg>
</div>
<p id="fs2-bio-count" class="nuda-fs2-char-ring__count" aria-live="polite">92 / 120</p>
</div>
<!-- JS: on input, update stroke-dashoffset (circumference * (1 - remaining/max)),
swap .is-warn past 75% and .is-danger past 92%, and update the count text. -->JavaScript
/* Character Count Ring — drives the ring fill + count from input length. */
(function () {
var wrap = document.querySelector('.nuda-fs2-char-ring');
if (!wrap) return;
var textarea = wrap.querySelector('.nuda-fs2-char-ring__input');
var ring = wrap.querySelector('.nuda-fs2-char-ring__ring');
var bar = wrap.querySelector('.nuda-fs2-char-ring__bar');
var count = wrap.querySelector('.nuda-fs2-char-ring__count');
var max = parseInt(textarea.getAttribute('maxlength'), 10) || 120;
var circumference = 2 * Math.PI * 15.5;
function update() {
var len = textarea.value.length;
var ratio = Math.min(len / max, 1);
bar.style.strokeDashoffset = String(circumference * (1 - ratio));
ring.classList.remove('is-warn', 'is-danger');
if (ratio >= 0.92) ring.classList.add('is-danger');
else if (ratio >= 0.75) ring.classList.add('is-warn');
count.textContent = len + ' / ' + max;
}
textarea.addEventListener('input', update);
update();
})();CSS
.nuda-fs2-char-ring {
width: 100%;
max-width: 270px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 6px;
font-family: ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__label {
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 600;
color: #cfcfcf;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__field {
position: relative;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__input {
width: 100%;
min-height: 64px;
padding: 10px 40px 10px 12px;
background: #161616;
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
border-radius: 9px;
color: #fafafa;
font-size: 12px;
font-family: inherit;
resize: vertical;
box-sizing: border-box;
transition: border-color .2s;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__input:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #e4ff54;
outline-offset: 2px;
border-color: #e4ff54;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__ring {
position: absolute;
right: 9px;
top: 9px;
width: 22px;
height: 22px;
transform: rotate(-90deg);
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__track {
fill: none;
stroke: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
stroke-width: 3;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__bar {
fill: none;
stroke: #e4ff54;
stroke-width: 3;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-dasharray: 97.4;
stroke-dashoffset: 24;
transition: stroke-dashoffset .3s ease,stroke .3s ease;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__ring.is-warn .nuda-fs2-char-ring__bar {
stroke: #f5c451;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__ring.is-danger .nuda-fs2-char-ring__bar {
stroke: #ff8080;
animation: _nuda-fs2charring-pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__count {
margin: 0;
align-self: flex-end;
font-size: 11px;
color: #777;
}
@keyframes _nuda-fs2charring-pulse {
0%,100% {
opacity: 1;
}
50% {
opacity: .55;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-fs2-char-ring__ring.is-danger .nuda-fs2-char-ring__bar {
animation: none !important;
}
}
How to use Character Count Ring
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.