pinafore/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthIndicator.html

<span class="compose-box-length {{overLimit ? 'over-char-limit' : ''}}"
      aria-label="{{lengthLabel}}">
      {{lengthToDisplayDeferred || '0'}}
    </span>
<style>
  .compose-box-length {
    grid-area: length;
    justify-self: right;
    color: var(--main-theme-color);
    font-size: 1.3em;
    align-self: center;
  }

  .compose-box-length.over-char-limit {
    color: var(--warning-color);
  }
</style>
<script>
  import { CHAR_LIMIT } from '../../_static/statuses'
  import { mark, stop } from '../../_utils/marks'
  import { store } from '../../_store/store'
  import { scheduleIdleTask } from '../../_utils/scheduleIdleTask'

  export default {
    oncreate () {
      let { lengthToDisplay } = this.get()
      this.set({lengthToDisplayDeferred: lengthToDisplay})
      // perf improvement for keyboard input latency
      this.observe('lengthToDisplay', () => {
        scheduleIdleTask(() => {
          mark('set lengthToDisplayDeferred')
          let { lengthToDisplay } = this.get() || {} // // https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/1354
          this.set({lengthToDisplayDeferred: lengthToDisplay})
          stop('set lengthToDisplayDeferred')
        })
      }, {init: false})
    },
    store: () => store,
    computed: {
      lengthToDisplay: (length) => CHAR_LIMIT - length,
      lengthLabel: (overLimit, lengthToDisplayDeferred) => {
        if (overLimit) {
          return `${lengthToDisplayDeferred} characters over limit`
        } else {
          return `${lengthToDisplayDeferred} characters remaining`
        }
      }
    }
  }
</script>