diff --git a/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js b/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js
index 2cc9837b7..6a9b9446c 100644
--- a/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js
+++ b/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default class PostTextBoxBase extends PureComponent {
                     }),
                     intl.formatMessage({
                         id: 'mobile.message_length.message',
-                        defaultMessage: 'Your current message is too long. Current character count: {max}/{count}',
+                        defaultMessage: 'Your current message is too long. Current character count: {count}/{max}',
                     }, {
                         max: maxMessageLength,
                         count: valueLength,
diff --git a/assets/base/i18n/en.json b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
index 4cef5347d..50c3ccf54 100644
--- a/assets/base/i18n/en.json
+++ b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
   "mobile.markdown.image.too_large": "Image exceeds max dimensions of {maxWidth} by {maxHeight}:",
   "mobile.markdown.link.copy_url": "Copy URL",
   "mobile.mention.copy_mention": "Copy Mention",
-  "mobile.message_length.message": "Your current message is too long. Current character count: {max}/{count}",
+  "mobile.message_length.message": "Your current message is too long. Current character count: {count}/{max}",
   "mobile.message_length.title": "Message Length",
   "mobile.more_dms.add_more": "You can add {remaining, number} more users",
   "mobile.more_dms.cannot_add_more": "You cannot add more users",