diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
index 80da759fba..e08668fb20 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
         </span>
 
         <div class="help" ng-if="model.maxlength === true && model.count >= (model.config.maxChars*.8) && model.count <= model.config.maxChars">
-            <localize key="textbox_characters_left" tokens="[model.count, model.config.maxChars]">characters left</localize>
+            <localize key="textbox_characters_left" tokens="[model.config.maxChars - model.count]">characters left</localize>
         </div>
         <div class="help text-error" ng-if="model.maxlength === true && model.count > model.config.maxChars">
-            <localize key="textbox_characters_exceed" tokens="[model.count, model.config.maxChars]">Maximum {0} characters ({1} too many)</localize>
+            <localize key="textbox_characters_exceed" tokens="[model.config.maxChars, model.count - model.config.maxChars]">Maximum {0} characters ({1} too many)</localize>
         </div>
 
     </ng-form>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html
index 0e041e7f34..8385c951b1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
         </span>
 
         <div class="help" ng-if="model.count >= (model.config.maxChars*.8) && model.count <= model.config.maxChars">
-            <localize key="textbox_characters_left" tokens="[model.count, model.config.maxChars]">characters left</localize>
+            <localize key="textbox_characters_left" tokens="[model.config.maxChars - model.count]">characters left</localize>
         </div>
         <div class="help text-error" ng-if="model.count > model.config.maxChars">
-            <localize key="textbox_characters_exceed" tokens="[model.count, model.config.maxChars]">Maximum {0} characters ({1} too many)</localize>
+            <localize key="textbox_characters_exceed" tokens="[model.config.maxChars, model.count - model.config.maxChars]">Maximum {0} characters ({1} too many)</localize>
         </div>
 
     </ng-form>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
index 11dcd6ac57..52be26e2fc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ Mange hilsner fra Umbraco robotten
     <key alias="emptyDictionaryTree">Ingen ordbog elementer at vælge imellem</key>
   </area>
   <area alias="textbox">
-    <key alias="characters_left">><![CDATA[<strong>{0}</strong> tegn tilbage.]]></key>
+    <key alias="characters_left"><![CDATA[<strong>{0}</strong> tegn tilbage.]]></key>
     <key alias="characters_exceed"><![CDATA[Maksimum {0} tegn, <strong>{1}</strong> for mange.]]></key>
   </area>
   <area alias="recycleBin">
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
index d10bc6ea0c..218812270d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco back office and start adding con
     <key alias="emptyDictionaryTree">No Dictionary items to choose from</key>
   </area>
   <area alias="textbox">
-    <key alias="characters_left">><![CDATA[<strong>{0}</strong> characters left.]]></key>
+    <key alias="characters_left"><![CDATA[<strong>{0}</strong> characters left.]]></key>
     <key alias="characters_exceed"><![CDATA[Maximum {0} characters, <strong>{1}</strong> too many.]]></key>
   </area>
   <area alias="recycleBin">
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index c04f639c3a..9f578da1b6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco back office and start adding con
     <key alias="emptyDictionaryTree">No Dictionary items to choose from</key>
   </area>
   <area alias="textbox">
-    <key alias="characters_left">><![CDATA[<strong>{0}</strong> characters left.]]></key>
+    <key alias="characters_left"><![CDATA[<strong>{0}</strong> characters left.]]></key>
     <key alias="characters_exceed"><![CDATA[Maximum {0} characters, <strong>{1}</strong> too many.]]></key>
   </area>
   <area alias="recycleBin">