# Max length limit on Multi-line text fields

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/max-length-limit-on-multi-line-text-fields/1562>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** forms\
**Created:** [April 10, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/max-length-limit-on-multi-line-text-fields/1562 "2017-04-10T13:06:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shay](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/shay/32/54226_2.png) [@Shay](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Shay)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/max-length-limit-on-multi-line-text-fields/1562/1 "2017-04-10T13:06:25Z")

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[Migrated from legacy feedback forum with 57 votes.](http://ideas.hubspot.com/forums/76407-general-hubspot-ideas/suggestions/8284056-max-length-limit-on-multi-line-text-fields)

Hi,

We need to be able to set a max-length on the multi-line text fields on forms, with a counter (for usability) regularly our forms will not sync with salesforce as users are inputing over the 255 character limit on fields for Salesforce sync settings.

Validation would also help.

Thanks

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