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   ([PR #1015](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/1015))
 
+- Add character count component
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+  ([PR #959](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/959))
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+
 🔧 Fixes:
 
 - Apply max-width to the `<select>` element