# Limiting the total number of characters **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [March 28, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477 "2020-03-28T01:42:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![synergii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/synergii/32/102_2.png) [@synergii](https://forum.adalo.com/u/synergii)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/1 "2020-03-28T01:42:56Z")
can i limit the total characters entered in a form? ---
**Author:** ![dosandco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dosandco/32/39_2.png) [@dosandco](https://forum.adalo.com/u/dosandco)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/2 "2020-03-28T12:44:22Z")
Yes, if you click on “Edit Styles” on a text field, you can add the ‘Max Length’ of entry it will accept: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/1X/8b3e48923fbf2b554d0c9054deb5b1d25b4650ef.png) ---
**Author:** ![synergii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/synergii/32/102_2.png) [@synergii](https://forum.adalo.com/u/synergii)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/3 "2020-03-28T12:47:30Z")
got you… thanks and appreciated ---
**Author:** ![synergii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/synergii/32/102_2.png) [@synergii](https://forum.adalo.com/u/synergii)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/4 "2020-03-28T12:56:53Z")
by the way, for a form FIELD, i only get following options (no max. character option?): ![Screen Shot 2020-03-28 at 8.55.11 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/1X/af383eef36d6c695e5be5ab79574ea68d10f197e.png) ---
**Author:** ![dosandco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dosandco/32/39_2.png) [@dosandco](https://forum.adalo.com/u/dosandco)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/5 "2020-03-28T12:58:25Z")
You may need to build your own form - are you using a pre-built one? They have fewer options for customising behaviour. ---
**Author:** ![synergii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/synergii/32/102_2.png) [@synergii](https://forum.adalo.com/u/synergii)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/6 "2020-03-28T13:05:45Z")
oh i have never build a form… how do i do that? ---
**Author:** ![dosandco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dosandco/32/39_2.png) [@dosandco](https://forum.adalo.com/u/dosandco)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/7 "2020-03-28T13:20:24Z")
You’ll need to use the form fields: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/1X/34a5a731966676ecb87cf131d047ead1d2c1268d.png) And then use a button at the bottom to do whatever actions you require: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/1X/542e02ea2db7c773cfd8593a809d1ce557b85ac5.png) The [Form Documentation](https://help.adalo.com/component-basics/how-to-create-and-edit-forms-and-fields) is really good - it might be worth having a look at it? There is also a helpful 6-min video that tells you exactly how to make a form: [Video Tutorials to Create Apps Without Code | Adalo](https://www.adalo.com/videos) ---
**Author:** ![synergii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/synergii/32/102_2.png) [@synergii](https://forum.adalo.com/u/synergii)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/8 "2020-03-28T14:16:25Z")
got you… thanks bud ---
**Author:** ![ishantanusrivastava](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/ishantanusrivastava/32/34947_2.png) [@ishantanusrivastava](https://forum.adalo.com/u/ishantanusrivastava)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/9 "2020-05-07T12:37:54Z")
If you want this for every specific field then upvote this [Limit the Character in form field | Voters | Adalo](https://ideas.adalo.com/feature-requests/p/limit-the-character-in-forminput-field) ---
**Author:** ![smailkf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@smailkf](https://forum.adalo.com/u/smailkf)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/limiting-the-total-number-of-characters/477/10 "2021-03-04T15:15:26Z")
Hello Adalo.ers, is there any way we can show on screen the character count of an input field so the user can know how many characters he entered/have left ? exemple : under an input text field [0/300 characters or 33 characters left] … cheers! Smail.