diff --git a/src/_labs/Pronouns/Pronouns.story.tsx b/src/_labs/Pronouns/Pronouns.story.tsx
index 8dfe85501..9a4d213d0 100644
--- a/src/_labs/Pronouns/Pronouns.story.tsx
+++ b/src/_labs/Pronouns/Pronouns.story.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ import { AutoplayList } from './AutoplayList';
 
 import { Header } from '../../typography';
 
-export default { title: 'labs/Pronouns' };
+export default {
+  title: 'labs/Pronouns',
+  parameters: {
+    lostpixel: {
+      disable: true,
+    },
+  },
+};
 
 const componentName = 'Comment';
 
diff --git a/src/_labs/ThemeKit/ThemeKit.story.tsx b/src/_labs/ThemeKit/ThemeKit.story.tsx
index 1d87995a6..ede3a77b2 100644
--- a/src/_labs/ThemeKit/ThemeKit.story.tsx
+++ b/src/_labs/ThemeKit/ThemeKit.story.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ import { Header as H, Paragraph as P } from '../../typography';
 import { LoaderCircular as LC } from '../../motion';
 import { Gear } from '../../icons';
 
-export default { title: 'Labs/Themekit' };
+export default {
+  title: 'Labs/Themekit',
+  parameters: {
+    lostpixel: {
+      disable: true,
+    },
+  },
+};
 
 export function Common() {
   return <ThemeKit />;
diff --git a/src/utils/hooks/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.state.ts b/src/utils/hooks/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a99010527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/hooks/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+export interface CharacterCountState {
+  error?: boolean;
+  warning?: boolean;
+  remainingCharacters?: number;
+}
+
+export type UserAction =
+  | { type: 'SET_ERROR'; payload?: undefined }
+  | { type: 'SET_WARNING'; payload?: undefined }
+  | { type: 'RESET_STATUS'; payload?: undefined }
+  | { type: 'SET_REMAINING_CHARACTERS'; payload: number };
+
+export function reducer(
+  state: CharacterCountState,
+  { type, payload }: UserAction
+): CharacterCountState {
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'SET_ERROR':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        error: true,
+        warning: false,
+      };
+    case 'SET_WARNING':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        warning: true,
+        error: false,
+      };
+    case 'RESET_STATUS':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        warning: false,
+        error: false,
+      };
+    case 'SET_REMAINING_CHARACTERS':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        remainingCharacters: payload,
+      };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/hooks/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.ts b/src/utils/hooks/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1929999a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/hooks/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { useReducer, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+import {
+  reducer,
+  CharacterCountState,
+  UserAction,
+} from './useCharacterCount.state';
+
+export interface UseCharacterCountInit {
+  value?: string;
+  /** Max number of characters allowed */
+  maxCharacters?: number;
+  /** Shows warning color when threshold is met */
+  warningThreshold?: number;
+}
+
+export interface UseCharacterCount {
+  state: CharacterCountState;
+  dispatch: React.Dispatch<UserAction>;
+  handleChange: (value: string) => void;
+  clean: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Based on withCharacterCount, this provides handlers for a character count message to create a controlled component.
+ * Helpful to use in conjuction with custom inputs that need more control of input messages
+ */
+
+export function useCharacterCount({
+  maxCharacters = 10,
+  warningThreshold = 5,
+}: UseCharacterCountInit): UseCharacterCount {
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, {
+    remainingCharacters: maxCharacters,
+  });
+
+  function handleError() {
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'SET_ERROR',
+    });
+  }
+
+  function handleWarn() {
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'SET_WARNING',
+    });
+  }
+
+  const clean = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'RESET_STATUS',
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
+    (value: string) => {
+      const remaining = maxCharacters - value.length;
+      if (remaining <= warningThreshold && remaining > 0)
+        handleWarn();
+      else if (remaining <= 0) handleError();
+      else clean();
+
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'SET_REMAINING_CHARACTERS',
+        payload: remaining,
+      });
+    },
+    [clean, maxCharacters, warningThreshold]
+  );
+
+  return {
+    state,
+    dispatch,
+    handleChange,
+    clean,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index e4cc72573..32e69cc8a 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export { usePortal_DEPRECATED, validate, ANCHOR_POINTS } from './hooks/usePortal
 export { useStateTransmorphic } from './hooks/useStateTransmorphic';
 export { useStyleVars } from './hooks/useStyleVars';
 export { withIris } from './HOCs/withIris';
+export { useCharacterCount } from './hooks/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount';
 
 export type { Attach, AttachAlias, SimpleAnimation } from './hooks/usePortal_DEPRECATED';
 export type { onClose } from './events/onClose';