# What's the maximum length for thread titles now?

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**Created:** [August 17, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-length-for-thread-titles-now/949023 "2021-08-17T16:55:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-length-for-thread-titles-now/949023/1 "2021-08-17T16:55:04Z")

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This new thread title is _way_ beyond what I would have thought the limit to be.

> [@What's the incorporation of Texas got to do with a moderate UNGA resolution that does not prejudge the sovereignty issue or set an unrealistic deadline for negotiations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-incorporation-of-texas-got-to-do-with-a-moderate-unga-resolution-that-does-not-prejudge-the-sovereignty-issue-or-set-an-unrealistic-deadline-for-negotiations/948982):
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> The Secretary(Shultz) reiterated that the US supports the principle the UK fought for in the Falklands War, to which Pym (UK Foreign Secretary)said he wondered how far back one must go to unroll history—to the incorporation of Texas into the U.S.? (source: [Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume XIII, Conflict in the South Atlantic, 1981–1984](https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v13), [Document 398](https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v13/d398)) Why did Pym note the clause in bold? What’s the incorporation of Texas got to do with a moderate UNGA resolution that doe…

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-length-for-thread-titles-now/949023/2 "2021-08-17T17:15:51Z")

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I did a quick test, **max length is 255 characters**. I suspected it would be 256.

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**Author:** ![cannonkuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-length-for-thread-titles-now/949023/3 "2021-08-17T22:52:09Z")

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Thank you for your reminding of title length limit.