# How to increase channel name length restriction?

**URL:** https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-increase-channel-name-length-restriction/2177
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [September 1, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-increase-channel-name-length-restriction/2177 "2016-09-01T15:36:44Z")
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### Author: ![jdshkolnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jdshkolnik](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/jdshkolnik)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-increase-channel-name-length-restriction/2177/1 "2016-09-01T15:36:44Z")

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Hi,

Is there a way to increase the name limitation? When I try to create a channel called “Application Lifecycle Management” it stops after the second space (which is 22 chars, 20 in the URL).

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### Author: ![it33](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/it33/32/3_2.png) [@it33](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/it33)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-increase-channel-name-length-restriction/2177/2 "2016-09-06T18:37:11Z")

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Hi @jdshkolnik,

Beyond 22 characters, the name of the channel won’t fit in the left-hand sidebar, so there’s not an option to do this.

You can set the Channel Purpose field for a longer description displayed to users when deciding whether they want to join a channel.