# Memory String Tag and Text Area (maximum number of characters/size of string)

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**Created:** [May 16, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-string-tag-and-text-area-maximum-number-of-characters-size-of-string/46750 "2021-05-16T16:16:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-string-tag-and-text-area-maximum-number-of-characters-size-of-string/46750/4 "2021-05-17T11:39:51Z")

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> [@Text datatype for tag](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-datatype-for-tag/44582/6):
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> If you’re using a memory tag then there actually is some limitation on the size. The entire tag configuration is stored as a JSON string that is limited to 268,435,455 bytes (0x0FFFFFFFF). A very large String value could push it over that limit.

I'd still limit it to, say, 64K.

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