# Hoe het aantal tekens in de categorienaam te verhogen (lengte van de categorienaam)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-the-number-of-characters-in-the-category-name-length-of-the-category-name/344718
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**Created:** [29 december 2024 om 04:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-the-number-of-characters-in-the-category-name-length-of-the-category-name/344718 "2024-12-29T04:09:57Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [29 december 2024 om 05:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-the-number-of-characters-in-the-category-name-length-of-the-category-name/344718/2 "2024-12-29T05:12:53Z")

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AFAIK you cannot increase it, but this post may help:

> [@How to increase the Category name length?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-the-category-name-length/107718/4):
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> I took a look and there’s indeed a limit on the character count for category names. I’ve never ran into it because it’s 50 characters - which is very high. I’m sure there’s a reason why you want to use that name but I would recommend using a shorter name. A category name that long will give you trouble when it’s displayed in different places across the UI. We truncate super long names anyway. So, even if you mange to create a category with a name that long - which is not currently possible - m…

You may also want to take a look at this post:

> [@Max Category name length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-category-name-length/242344/5):
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> Hello, You can change the max width with the following: .select-kit.combo-box.category-drop .badge-wrapper { max-width: 320px; // default 260px }

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