# Bug? You can avoid the character restriction

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-you-can-avoid-the-character-restriction/23421
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [12월 25, 2014, 11:12오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-you-can-avoid-the-character-restriction/23421 "2014-12-25T11:12:56Z")
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### Author: ![TechnoBear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/technobear/32/40546_2.png) [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)
#### Post date: [12월 25, 2014, 12:30오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-you-can-avoid-the-character-restriction/23421/5 "2014-12-25T12:30:55Z")

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See also

> [@Strange behaviour of emoticons in character count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-behaviour-of-emoticons-in-character-count/19049):
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> Continuing the discussion from [Notifications not clearing properly unless visited from menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-not-clearing-properly-unless-visited-from-menu/19041/6): I was replying to a question of @sam’s, which really just required a “yes” or “no” answer, but of course, Discourse has a 20 character minimum requirement. Stuck for inspiration, I threw in a smilie and found that apparently counts for at least six characters, as you can see.

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