# Maximum line length for code w/o scrollbars?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/maximum-line-length-for-code-w-o-scrollbars/24726
**Category:** Meta Discussion
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [May 29, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/maximum-line-length-for-code-w-o-scrollbars/24726 "2019-05-29T11:35:03Z")
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### Author: ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/maximum-line-length-for-code-w-o-scrollbars/24726/1 "2019-05-29T11:35:04Z")

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I am wondering about the maximum line length I can use on this forum for displayed code that doesn’t result in a scrollbar.

I found that 70 works OK, but it depends on the magnification. Is there a recommended value?

This helps for trying it out:

```julia
00000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777777

```

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### Author: ![baggepinnen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/baggepinnen/32/693_2.png) [@baggepinnen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baggepinnen)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/maximum-line-length-for-code-w-o-scrollbars/24726/2 "2019-05-29T12:24:41Z")

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I see three fours on my phone without scrolling

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### Author: ![braamvandyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/braamvandyk/32/5086_2.png) [@braamvandyk](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/braamvandyk)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/maximum-line-length-for-code-w-o-scrollbars/24726/3 "2019-05-29T15:45:29Z")

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Two 3s cut off on mine. Should have splurged on that bigger screen… 😔

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### Author: ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/maximum-line-length-for-code-w-o-scrollbars/24726/4 "2019-05-29T15:54:47Z")

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While I understand that some people use phones (which are getting bigger) to browse the web, I am primarily interested in the environment that they would use for _coding_.

Making browser windows narrow can also replicate what happens on phone, but I assume people use fullscreen or close. So 70 characters seems reasonable.

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### Author: ![braamvandyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/braamvandyk/32/5086_2.png) [@braamvandyk](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/braamvandyk)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/maximum-line-length-for-code-w-o-scrollbars/24726/5 "2019-05-29T16:11:38Z")

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On my PC screen there seems to be space left for about 4 more digits before scrolling would start. 70 seems like a nice, workable number.