# Max length for real name field?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-length-for-real-name-field/140333>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 31, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-length-for-real-name-field/140333 "2020-01-31T19:12:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-length-for-real-name-field/140333/4 "2020-02-01T03:04:25Z")

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Should we add rudimentary protection for this @eviltrout?

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