Configure a character counter for journal fields
task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read set-up-character-counter-journal-fields.md
Configure a character counter to display the number of remaining characters in a journal field.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
Procedure
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Navigate to
sys_properties.list.The entire list of properties in the System Properties [sys_properties] table opens.
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Add a system property named glide.ui.textarea.character_counter.
For more information on adding system property, see Add a system property.
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Set the Value to true.
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Select Submit.
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---
title: Configure a character counter for journal fields
description: Configure a character counter to display the number of remaining characters in a journal field.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/set-up-character-counter-journal-fields.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Forms, Administer, Configurable Workspace UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---
# Configure a character counter for journal fields
Configure a character counter to display the number of remaining characters in a journal field.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## Procedure
1. Navigate to `sys_properties.list`.
The entire list of properties in the System Properties \[sys\_properties\] table opens.
2. Add a system property named **glide.ui.textarea.character\_counter**.
For more information on adding system property, see [Add a system property](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_AddAPropertyUsingSysPropsList.md).
3. Set the Value to **true**.
4. Select **Submit**.
| title | Configure a character counter for journal fields |
| description | Configure a character counter to display the number of remaining characters in a journal field. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/set-up-character-counter-journal-fields.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | FormsAdministerConfigurable Workspace UIConfigure UIs and portalsConfigure user experiences |