This document includes the character limit for the Canvas Rich Content Editor in different parts of a course.

Note: These are approximations based on the information given by our engineering team.

Character Limit

Character Limit
Announcement	153,585 characters
Announcement Reply	64,620 characters
Assignment	506,000 - 507,000 characters
Assignment Submission	506,000 - 507,000 characters
Assignment Submission, text entry	506,000 - 507,000 characters
Discussion Post	506,000 - 507,000 characters
Discussion Reply	65,000 characters
Page	506,000 - 507,000 characters
Quiz Essay Answer	Around 1,000,000 characters
Quiz Instructions	506,000 - 507,000 characters
Quiz Question	16,161 characters
Quiz general answer comment	5120 characters
Quiz correct answer comment	5120 characters
Quiz wrong answer comment	16384 characters
Submission Comment	65,000 characters
Syllabus	506,000 - 507,000 characters

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Canvas Character Limits