No min max length names places
no-min-max-length-names-places
No min/max length on names and places — one-character given names and 50-character place names exist. Dual-cite USWDS “raise the DB limit” / character-count not as a cap.
Description
Do not put rejecting `minLength` or `maxLength` on names and places—one-character given names and fifty-character place names exist. Caps that reject real names or toponyms force people into false answers. Fail when those constraints reject a one-character name or a long toponym. Leave unconstrained name and place fields free of rejecting length limits. Apply when validating given names, family names, or place-name fields.
When to use
Validating given names, family names, or place-name fields.
Not when
Not for passwords or codes that truly need an exact described length.
Agent hint
Leave name and place fields unconstrained by rejecting minLength or maxLength.
Unconstrained name and place fields have no rejecting `minLength`/`maxLength`.
`minLength`/`maxLength` rejects a one-character name or a long toponym.
Citations
NL Design System — Geen min/max lengte
https://nldesignsystem.nl/richtlijnen/formulieren/vragen/geen-min-max-lengte/