<p>It works for me, just changing the config file:</p>
<pre><code>{
  &quot;buttons&quot;: [&quot;html&quot;, &quot;bold&quot;, &quot;italic&quot;],
  &quot;plugins&quot;: [&quot;fullscreen&quot;, &quot;**limiter**&quot;, &quot;counter&quot;],
  &quot;linkNewTab&quot;: true,
  &quot;toolbarFixed&quot;: true,
  **&quot;limiter&quot;: 235**
}
</code></pre>

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2020-10-23T07:53:56.733Z
2020-10-23T07:53:56.733Z
Matthias
<p>Imperavi, creators of Redactor provide the <a href="https://imperavi.com/redactor/plugins/limiter/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Limiter plugin</a> to add this functionality but you would need to create a Craft plugin to add the JS, as detailed in <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/9881/install-redactor-plugin">this answer</a>.</p>

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2019-08-14T14:10:08.670Z
2019-08-14T14:10:08.670Z
Seth Warburton
<p>Is it possible to add a max character limit to CKEditor, Redactor, or any other rich text, or WYSIWYG plugin??</p>

<p>I've searched around, and I'm surprised that I have not been able to find a solution. Seems like a pretty basic feature. I would like to not have to use a third-party plugin for this one thing. But if that's the only way to do it, please indicate that. Thank you!</p>

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Max character limit on WYSIWYG text editor plugin?
# Max character limit on WYSIWYG text editor plugin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-13)

Is it possible to add a max character limit to CKEditor, Redactor, or any other rich text, or WYSIWYG plugin??

I've searched around, and I'm surprised that I have not been able to find a solution. Seems like a pretty basic feature. I would like to not have to use a third-party plugin for this one thing. But if that's the only way to do it, please indicate that. Thank you!

**Tags:** redactor, wysiwyg, ckeditor5


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-10-23. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It works for me, just changing the config file:
{
  "buttons": ["html", "bold", "italic"],
  "plugins": ["fullscreen", "**limiter**", "counter"],
  "linkNewTab": true,
  "toolbarFixed": true,
  **"limiter": 235**
}


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-08-14. Score: 2

Imperavi, creators of Redactor provide the [Limiter plugin](https://imperavi.com/redactor/plugins/limiter/) to add this functionality but you would need to create a Craft plugin to add the JS, as detailed in [this answer](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/9881/install-redactor-plugin).


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