diff --git a/app/views/components/forms/edit/_builder.html.erb b/app/views/components/forms/edit/_builder.html.erb
index 90cdee03b..6973fdecd 100644
--- a/app/views/components/forms/edit/_builder.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/components/forms/edit/_builder.html.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     <i class="fa fa-check-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> saved
   </span>
   <span class="counter-msg usa-hint usa-character-count__message" aria-live="polite">
-    <%= @instruction_text_limit %> characters allowed
+    <%= @instruction_text_limit %>
+    <%= t :characters_allowed %>
   </span>
   <br>
   <span class="display-inline instructions-show">
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@
             <i class="fa fa-check-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> saved
           </span>
           <span class="counter-msg usa-hint usa-character-count__message" aria-live="polite">
-            <%= @disclaimer_text_limit %> characters allowed
+            <%= @disclaimer_text_limit %>
+            <%= t :characters_allowed %>
           </span>
           <div id="disclaimer_text-show" tabindex="<%= @tabindex += 1 %>"><%= form.disclaimer_text.present? ? sanitize(form.disclaimer_text) : 'Survey Disclaimer Text' %></div>
         </p>
@@ -343,10 +345,10 @@ function textCounter(field,maxlimit) {
    var countfield = field.parentNode.querySelector(".counter-msg");
    if ( field.value.length > maxlimit ) {
     field.value = field.value.substring( 0, maxlimit );
-    countfield.innerText = '0 characters left';
+    countfield.innerText = '0 <%= t :characters_left %>';
     return false;
    } else {
-    countfield.innerText = "" + (maxlimit - field.value.length) + " characters left";
+    countfield.innerText = "" + (maxlimit - field.value.length) + " <%= t :characters_left %>";
    }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/app/views/components/forms/question_types/_text_field.html.erb b/app/views/components/forms/question_types/_text_field.html.erb
index f683de346..c248b0e67 100644
--- a/app/views/components/forms/question_types/_text_field.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/components/forms/question_types/_text_field.html.erb
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ end
 
   <% if question.character_limit && question.character_limit > 0 %>
 	<span class="counter-msg usa-hint usa-character-count__message" aria-live="polite">
-		<%= question.max_length %> characters allowed
+    <%= question.max_length %>
+    <%= t :characters_allowed %>
 	</span>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/components/widget/_fba.js.erb b/app/views/components/widget/_fba.js.erb
index f738c5069..7c061f5ef 100644
--- a/app/views/components/widget/_fba.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/components/widget/_fba.js.erb
@@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ function FBAform(d, N) {
 			 var countfield = field.parentNode.querySelector(".counter-msg");
 			 if ( field.value.length > maxlimit ) {
 			  field.value = field.value.substring( 0, maxlimit );
-			  countfield.innerText = '0 characters left';
+			  countfield.innerText = '0 <%= t :characters_left %>';
 			  return false;
 			 } else {
-			  countfield.innerText = "" + (maxlimit - field.value.length) + " characters left";
+			  countfield.innerText = "" + (maxlimit - field.value.length) + " <%= t :characters_left %>";
 			 }
 		},
 		loadButton: function()
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index c93c5731d..500f93346 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ en-US:
   "yes": "yes"
   "no": "no"
   the_feedback_and_analytics_team: " the Feedback and Analytics Team"
+  characters_allowed: "characters allowed"
+  characters_left: "characters left"
   form:
     submit: "Submit"
     submit_thankyou: "Thank you. Your feedback has been received."
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index e24553a2f..04331cd21 100644
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ es:
     sign_in_text: Touchpoints usa Login.gov para manejar cuentas de usuario. Una vez que se autentique con Login.gov, se iniciará sesión y se le redirigirá a Touchpoints.
     sign_in_with: Inicia sesión con
     if_github: Si tiene una cuenta de GitHub,
+  characters_allowed: "caracteres permitidos"
+  characters_left: "caracteres restantes"
   form:
     submit: "Enviar"
     submit_thankyou: "Gracias. Su comentario ha sido recibido."
diff --git a/config/locales/zh-CN.yml b/config/locales/zh-CN.yml
index 28ef14495..740b29950 100644
--- a/config/locales/zh-CN.yml
+++ b/config/locales/zh-CN.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ zh-CN:
     sign_in_text: Touchpoints 使用 Login.gov 来处理用户帐户。使用 Login.gov 进行身份验证后，您将登录并重定向回 Touchpoints。
     sign_in_with: 登陆使用
     if_github: 如果您有 GitHub 帐户，
+  characters_allowed: "允许的字符"
+  characters_left: "剩余字符数"
   form:
     submit: "提交"
     submit_thankyou: "谢谢. 已收到您的反馈."