is an option for notebooks that specifies the maximum size in bytes of expressions that will automatically be output in their entirety.
OutputSizeLimit
is an option for notebooks that specifies the maximum size in bytes of expressions that will automatically be output in their entirety.
Details
- The default setting for OutputSizeLimit is $OutputSizeLimit .
- OutputSizeLimit is more often set at the level of stylesheets than individual notebooks.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
This produces output that is somewhat lengthy:
Set the OutputSizeLimit to be rather small:
Now the same output as before is shown in a shortened form:
This resets the OutputSizeLimit option to its global setting:
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Shorten Long Outputs
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), OutputSizeLimit, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OutputSizeLimit.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "OutputSizeLimit." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OutputSizeLimit.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). OutputSizeLimit. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OutputSizeLimit.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_outputsizelimit, author="Wolfram Research", title="{OutputSizeLimit}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OutputSizeLimit.html}", note=[Accessed: 10-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_outputsizelimit, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={OutputSizeLimit}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OutputSizeLimit.html}, note=[Accessed: 10-January-2026]}