setacharacterlimit
verbUK /ˌset ə ˈkærəktə ˈlɪmɪt/
US /ˌset ə ˈkærəktər ˈlɪmɪt/
To decide the most letters or symbols something can have.
The teacher told us to set a character limit for our short stories.
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2. To make a rule about how many letters a name or message can have.
The website will set a character limit for usernames.
3. To choose the largest number of symbols allowed in a text box.
Please set a character limit of 200 for the comment box.
4. To fix a cap on the amount of writing accepted in a form.
They set a character limit so the form stays short.