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React Input Group - Character Counter
A React input group with character counter showing 0 of 280 using InputGroupText at inline-end position tracking maxLength with shadcn/ui InputGroup
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Text inputs need length limits—this React input group shows tweet-style character counter with InputGroupText displaying 0/280 at inline-end tracking maxLength 280 constraint. Built with shadcn/ui InputGroup, InputGroupInput, InputGroupAddon, and InputGroupText components featuring bg-background styling, max-w-sm width, align inline-end positioning, placeholder Enter tweet hint. The counter-enhanced input creates length awareness—perfect for tweets, SMS messages, bio fields, titles, descriptions, or anywhere character limits exist requiring real-time feedback showing remaining characters preventing truncation.
Pattern created by @haydenbleasel
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