diff --git a/src/demo-app/input/input-demo.html b/src/demo-app/input/input-demo.html
index 1bef8bfd2df..dd864a07f61 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/input/input-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/input/input-demo.html
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
     <p>
       <md-textarea placeholder="Character count (100 max)" maxLength="100" class="demo-full-width"
                 value="Hello world. How are you?"
-                #characterCountHintExample>
-        <md-hint align="end">{{characterCountHintExample.characterCount}} / 100</md-hint>
+                #characterCountHintExampleTextarea>
+        <md-hint align="end">{{characterCountHintExampleTextarea.characterCount}} / 100</md-hint>
       </md-textarea>
     </p>
   </md-card-content>