# test: how long can titles be 31 how long can titles be 57 how long can titles be 83 h

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**Author:** ![Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tyrrell_mcallister/32/16772_2.png) [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\
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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-long-can-titles-be-31-how-long-can-titles-be-57-how-long-can-titles-be-83-h/122386/2 "2002-08-05T05:37:49Z")

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17? 94? 1,000,006? Ooh, ooh… 42?!?

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**Author:** ![Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tyrrell_mcallister/32/16772_2.png) [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-long-can-titles-be-31-how-long-can-titles-be-57-how-long-can-titles-be-83-h/122386/3 "2002-08-05T05:47:44Z")

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No. 85, evidently.

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-long-can-titles-be-31-how-long-can-titles-be-57-how-long-can-titles-be-83-h/122386/4 "2002-08-05T08:00:46Z")

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There is, of course, an “input” tag with the “name” attribute set to “title” in the “form” "name"d “vbform” in the “HTML source” for “this page”. Its “maxlength” attribute is set to “85”.

So what you’re saying makes sense. 85.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-how-long-can-titles-be-31-how-long-can-titles-be-57-how-long-can-titles-be-83-h/122386/5 "2002-08-05T15:27:29Z")

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“Good” detective “work” Achernar “!”