Answers.Body: <p>you can update the field type from text to longtext</p>
  <pre><code>ALTER TABLE `civicrm_value_table_name` MODIFY `field_name` LONGTEXT DEFAULT NULL;
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Body: <p>Does the 'Note' custom field type have a limitation of 12000 characters? If so how can I increase its limit to three fold or four fold?</p>
  
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Title: How to increase the size of a Note field type?
ThreadText: # How to increase the size of a Note field type?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-17)
  
  Does the 'Note' custom field type have a limitation of 12000 characters? If so how can I increase its limit to three fold or four fold?
  
  **Tags:** custom-fields, textarea
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-17. Score: 2
  
  you can update the field type from text to longtext
  ALTER TABLE `civicrm_value_table_name` MODIFY `field_name` LONGTEXT DEFAULT NULL;
  
  
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