diff --git a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
index acc8e586c..5b531bedf 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ function post_comment(fullname, hide){
 
 			document.getElementById('reply-form-body-'+fullname).value = ''
 			document.getElementById('form-preview-'+fullname).innerHTML = ''
+			document.getElementById('charcount-'+fullname).innerHTML = ''
 			document.getElementById('filename-show-reply-' + fullname).innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-file"></i>';
 		}
 		else {
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 4f9a6dd35..30346347e 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -518,9 +518,9 @@
 					<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v|formkey}}"> 
 					<input type="hidden" name="parent_fullname" value="{{c.fullname}}"> 
 					<input autocomplete="off" id="reply-form-submission-{{c.fullname}}" type="hidden" name="submission" value="{{c.post.id}}"> 
-					<textarea required autocomplete="off" {% if v.longpost %}minlength="280"{% else %}minlength="1"{% endif %} maxlength="{% if v.bird %}140{% else %}10000{% endif %}" data-preview="form-preview-{{c.fullname}}" oninput="markdown(this);charLimit('reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}','charcount-{{c.id}}')" id="reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}" data-fullname="{{c.fullname}}" name="body" form="reply-to-c_{{c.id}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Add your comment..." rows="3"></textarea> 
+					<textarea required autocomplete="off" {% if v.longpost %}minlength="280"{% else %}minlength="1"{% endif %} maxlength="{% if v.bird %}140{% else %}10000{% endif %}" data-preview="form-preview-{{c.fullname}}" oninput="markdown(this);charLimit('reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}','charcount-{{c.fullname}}')" id="reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}" data-fullname="{{c.fullname}}" name="body" form="reply-to-c_{{c.id}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Add your comment..." rows="3"></textarea> 
 
-					<div class="text-small font-weight-bold mt-1" id="charcount-{{c.id}}" style="right: 1rem; bottom: 0.5rem; z-index: 3;"></div>
+					<div class="text-small font-weight-bold mt-1" id="charcount-{{c.fullname}}" style="right: 1rem; bottom: 0.5rem; z-index: 3;"></div>
 
 					<div class="comment-format" id="comment-format-bar-{{c.id}}"> 
 						<label class="btn btn-secondary format m-0" for="gif-reply-btn-{{c.fullname}}" onclick="commentForm('reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}');getGif()" aria-hidden="true" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#gifModal" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="Add GIF">
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index adf7723c6..4faa9e071 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@
 					<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v|formkey}}">
 					<input type="hidden" name="parent_fullname" value="p_{{p.id}}">
 					<input autocomplete="off" id="reply-form-submission-{{p.fullname}}" type="hidden" name="submission" value="{{p.id}}">
-					<textarea required autocomplete="off" {% if not (p and p.id in ADMIGGER_THREADS) %}{% if v.longpost %}minlength="280"{% elif v.bird %}maxlength="140"{% endif %}{% endif %} minlength="1" maxlength="10000" data-preview="form-preview-{{p.fullname}}" oninput="markdown(this);charLimit('reply-form-body-{{p.fullname}}','charcount-reply')" id="reply-form-body-{{p.fullname}}" data-fullname="{{p.fullname}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" name="body" form="reply-to-{{p.fullname}}" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Add your comment..." rows="3"></textarea>
+					<textarea required autocomplete="off" {% if not (p and p.id in ADMIGGER_THREADS) %}{% if v.longpost %}minlength="280"{% elif v.bird %}maxlength="140"{% endif %}{% endif %} minlength="1" maxlength="10000" data-preview="form-preview-{{p.fullname}}" oninput="markdown(this);charLimit('reply-form-body-{{p.fullname}}','charcount-{{p.fullname}}')" id="reply-form-body-{{p.fullname}}" data-fullname="{{p.fullname}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" name="body" form="reply-to-{{p.fullname}}" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Add your comment..." rows="3"></textarea>
 
-					<div class="text-small font-weight-bold mt-1" id="charcount-reply" style="right: 1rem; bottom: 0.5rem; z-index: 3;"></div>
+					<div class="text-small font-weight-bold mt-1" id="charcount-{{p.fullname}}" style="right: 1rem; bottom: 0.5rem; z-index: 3;"></div>
 
 					<div class="comment-format">
 						<label class="btn btn-secondary format d-inline-block m-0" for="gif-reply-btn-{{p.fullname}}">