# Help with tags **URL:** \ **Category:** Shop Talk\ **Created:** [21 November 2023 13:15 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387 "2023-11-21T13:15:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amberlilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/amberlilly/32/6913_2.png) [@Amberlilly](https://talk.folksy.com/u/Amberlilly)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 13:15 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/1 "2023-11-21T13:15:40Z")
I’m trying to update some Christmas hearts. Each time I put in Father Christmas, it just updates to fat. 🤣. And ginger to Gin? Any idea why. Are they banned tags or something? Lol. ![IMG_0344](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/original/3X/f/8/f8ae531aa5b0d00c0d39e52280ce163608a9241e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Knittingtopia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/knittingtopia/32/246895_2.png) [@Knittingtopia](https://talk.folksy.com/u/Knittingtopia)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 13:17 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/2 "2023-11-21T13:17:58Z")
There is a limit on the total number of characters you can use I think (total meaning across all tags) ---
**Author:** ![Amberlilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/amberlilly/32/6913_2.png) [@Amberlilly](https://talk.folksy.com/u/Amberlilly)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 13:20 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/3 "2023-11-21T13:20:38Z")
Do you mean a grand total? ---
**Author:** ![theslothscavern](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/theslothscavern/32/205790_2.png) [@theslothscavern](https://talk.folksy.com/u/theslothscavern)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 13:37 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/4 "2023-11-21T13:37:44Z")
Yes, a total of all your tags. You have many tags with 2 & 3 long words, so it cuts your last tag when it reaches the maximum number of characters. Try cut another one if you have repeated words, so you can add the whole of Father Christmas without getting censored 🤣 🤣 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Amberlilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/amberlilly/32/6913_2.png) [@Amberlilly](https://talk.folksy.com/u/Amberlilly)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 14:16 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/5 "2023-11-21T14:16:55Z")
Well I never knew that. Thanks so much. I will sneak him in somewhere 😂😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![konyskiw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/konyskiw/32/15602_2.png) [@konyskiw](https://talk.folksy.com/u/konyskiw)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 15:13 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/6 "2023-11-21T15:13:55Z")
Yes, the total is 255 characters (including commas that separate the tags), so if all your tags are multiple words you’re likely to hit it, but it’s generally recommended to have a mix of multi word and single word. There is quite a lot of repetition there so it should be easy enough to shorten some so you can fit the new one, such as taking “hearts christmas” off the end of “gingerbread men” as both words are already used, and together it’s not a common phrase that someone would likely search for. ---
**Author:** ![Amberlilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/amberlilly/32/6913_2.png) [@Amberlilly](https://talk.folksy.com/u/Amberlilly)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 16:18 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/7 "2023-11-21T16:18:11Z")
Yes thanks. I kind of ran out of tags to use 😂. Only so many ways to describe it. ---
**Author:** ![chamaeleonco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/chamaeleonco/32/160858_2.png) [@chamaeleonco](https://talk.folksy.com/u/chamaeleonco)\ **Post date:** [21 November 2023 17:11 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/help-with-tags/27387/8 "2023-11-21T17:11:55Z")
well you learn something everyday 😆