Quick Answer
Discord messages are limited to 2,000 characters. Nitro subscribers get 4,000 characters per message. Usernames can be 2–32 characters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Discord message character limit?
Discord messages are limited to 2,000 characters on free accounts. Discord Nitro subscribers can send messages up to 4,000 characters.
What is the Discord username character limit?
Discord usernames must be between 2 and 32 characters long.
What is the Discord bio character limit?
The Discord About Me (bio) section is limited to 190 characters.
Does Discord Nitro increase the character limit?
Yes. Discord Nitro doubles the message character limit from 2,000 to 4,000 characters per message.
Where this data comes from
The sources and check dates in this table come from one versioned data file — the place we record every check we make. The rest of this page, and the limits built into our tools, are still separate copies, so when we correct a figure we correct it in each place. This table is how we keep ourselves honest while we do.
We have not verified these figures yet
Every figure on this page was carried across from our own older pages. Not one of them has been checked against the platform’s own documentation, so none of them carries a source or a last-checked date. We would rather show you that plainly than print a date we have not earned.
Still to be checked against: Discord Support (support.discord.com) and the Discord Developer Portal API reference
| Field |
Limit |
Notes |
Source |
Last checked |
| Message (Free) |
2,000 |
Standard message in any channel |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Message (Nitro) |
4,000 |
Extended limit for Nitro subscribers |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Username |
2–32 |
Global display name |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Nickname |
32 |
Server-specific nickname |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| About Me / Bio |
190 |
Profile bio section |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Server Name |
100 |
Name of a Discord server |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Channel Name |
100 |
Name of a text or voice channel |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Channel Topic |
1,024 |
Description shown at the top of a channel |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Role Name |
100 |
Server role name |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Embed Title |
256 |
For bot embeds |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
| Embed Description |
4,096 |
For bot embeds |
No source recorded |
Not yet verified against the platform’s own documentation |
