900 byte index size limit in character length

Question

What is the total character limit for a 900 byte index limit that SQL Server 2012 has. I created a column that has varchar(2000), but I think that it exceeding

Answer 1

For those on SQLServer 2016, Index key size was increased to 1700 bytes..What's new in Database Engine - SQL Server 2016

The maximum index key size for NONCLUSTERED indexes has been increased to 1700 bytes.

Demo:

create table test
(
id varchar(800),
id1 varchar(900)
)

insert into test
select replicate('a',800),replicate('b',900)

create index nci on test(id,id1)