GOV.UK Frontend v3.5.0

New features

Add classes to the character count component's count message

If you're using Nunjucks, you can now add classes to the character count component's count message using the countMessage.classes option.

• Pull request #1650: Make Character Count use hint component for message and allow custom classes to be added.

Fixes

• Pull request #1704: Update the date input component to use input type=text inputmode=numeric.
• Pull request #1690: Don't unneccesarily self-close tags.
• Pull request #1678: Fix tabs component throwing JavaScript errors in Internet Explorer 8.
• Pull request #1676: Fix skip link component focus style with global styles enabled.
• Pull request #1672: Ensure footer links look clickable.
• Pull request #1670: Make width-container margins more targetted to avoid specificity issues.
• Pull request #1655: Ensure components use public govuk-media-query mixin.
• Pull request #1648: Update checkboxes and radio buttons to include item hint classes on item hint.
• Pull request #1638: Check component item arrays are not empty before outputting markup.