how many characters are possible in an input field in html?

Question

What is the \"natural\" number of allowed characters in an input field in html?

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Answer 1

In a textarea you can enter an unlimited amount of text.

OK, in practice you shouldn't enter megabytes of text or you will run into server limits.

When you the POST method to send the form to the server (which is the usual way), then you can send at least megabytes. When you use the GET method, the whole form is transferred through the querystring and there the limits are in the thousands of characters (the exact value depends on the server and the browser).