# Limits

Every limit here either stops you with a message or says so in the interface. These are the numbers to plan around.

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## Every limit

| **Limit**                                   | **Value**                          | **What happens**                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name length                                 | 100 characters                     | Use 100 characters or fewer                                                                                                               |
| Text value                                  | 500 characters, one line           | Use 500 characters or fewer / Use a single line                                                                                           |
| Description                                 | 250 characters                     | Use 250 characters or fewer                                                                                                               |
| Number value                                | 15 digits before the dot, 10 after | Enter a number, for example 42 or -4.25                                                                                                   |
| Date value                                  | Years 1000 to 9999                 | Choose a date                                                                                                                             |
| Variables listed per scope in the catalogue | 500, most recently changed first   | The catalogue says _Showing the 500 most recently changed variables. Search covers these only._ The Search filter list sees the same 500. |
| Catalogue rows per page                     | 25                                 | Use the page controls under the table.                                                                                                    |
| Different variables indexed per page        | 200                                | Beyond 200, extra variables still show on the page but are not counted in usage, the Search filter or the side panel.                     |
| Retries when a value cannot be loaded       | 1, after a short pause             | Then \[unavailable\] with _This value could not be loaded. Reload the page to try again._                                                 |
| Types per variable                          | 1, fixed at creation               | The type selector is disabled when editing.                                                                                               |

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## A few things worth knowing

* There is no limit on how many pages can show the same variable.
* The 500-variable list limit is per scope: each space and the global scope have their own.
* A reached limit is reported in the interface, not in a log you have to find.

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## Related

### [What is not available](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/what-is-not-available.html)

What it does not do.

### [Variable types and values](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/variable-types-and-values.html)

Text, Number, User and Date.

### [The catalogue says it is showing the 500 most recently changed variables](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/the-catalogue-says-it-is-showing-the-500-most-recently-changed-variables.html)

More than 500 variables.

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_They announce themselves. Read the message._