# Minimum character count
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 24, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419 "2024-06-24T17:46:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/1 "2024-06-24T17:46:59Z")
Hello, where can I set the minimum character count for created topics?
In other words, is setting the minimum character count for my desired topics different from setting the minimum character count for responses to already created titles, or does “min post length” cover both?
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/2 "2024-06-24T17:50:16Z")
There are some settings to configure the minimum length of different things. I think you are looking for min\_first\_post\_length.
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### Author:  [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/3 "2024-06-24T18:23:17Z")
I think this is it, but I considered it as the person’s first topic. Or is it just about creating a topic 🤔
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/4 "2024-06-24T18:29:50Z")
It is about the first post of every topic, not about the first post of a user.
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### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/5 "2024-06-24T18:35:08Z")
> [@baronesh](#):
>
> In other words, is setting the minimum character count for my desired topics different from setting the minimum character count for responses to already created titles, or does “min post length” cover both?
Hello,
`min_post_length` is not for both!
`min_first_post_length` is only for the first post body of the topic.
`min_post_length` is for the others post. 🙂
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### Author:  [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/6 "2024-06-24T18:37:51Z")
Awesome thanks a lot!
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### Author:  [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/7 "2024-06-24T18:38:01Z")
Thanks ser!
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### Author:  [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/8 "2024-06-25T08:34:46Z")
Can we set an exception for this? For admins, moderators, or specific members? @Arkshine @Moin
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/9 "2024-06-25T09:21:50Z")
There is a feature request asking for that: [Allow bypassing min post length for certain groups or trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-bypassing-min-post-length-for-certain-groups-or-trust-levels/106293). Though I like that there are the same rules for everyone, as moderators act as good examples of how to post on the forum.
There are some ways to add more characters to your post, which you could use as a workaround. For example, adding `` which is only shown in the raw version of the post as you can see here:
By the way, users receive a notification about replies in a topic they have participated in, so there is no need to mention them for that.
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/10 "2024-06-25T09:22:42Z")
On a related note, you might find this useful:
> [@Character count when writing description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/character-count-when-writing-description/190698/5):
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> This does both: [https://github.com/merefield/discourse-tc-character-count](https://github.com/merefield/discourse-tc-character-count) (and is loosely based on the original discourse plugin).
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### Author:  [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419/11 "2024-06-25T09:26:53Z")
Thanks a lot! I’ll try FakeHTML thing.