diff --git a/src/ipc.rs b/src/ipc.rs
index 06ffc93..14a1231 100644
--- a/src/ipc.rs
+++ b/src/ipc.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use binrw::binrw;
 
 use crate::{
+    CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH,
     common::{read_string, write_string},
     world::{
         ActorControlSelf, InitZone, PlayerSetup, PlayerSpawn, PlayerStats, Position,
@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ pub struct CharacterDetails {
     pub origin_server_id: u16,
     pub current_server_id: u16,
     pub unk1: [u8; 16],
-    #[bw(pad_size_to = 32)]
-    #[br(count = 32)]
+    #[bw(pad_size_to = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
+    #[br(count = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
     #[br(map = read_string)]
     #[bw(map = write_string)]
     pub character_name: String,
@@ -196,8 +197,8 @@ pub enum IPCStructData {
         character_index: u8,
         action: LobbyCharacterAction,
         world_id: u16,
-        #[bw(pad_size_to = 32)]
-        #[br(count = 32)]
+        #[bw(pad_size_to = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
+        #[br(count = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
         #[br(map = read_string)]
         #[bw(map = write_string)]
         name: String,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0db5473..fcba3be 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pub const ZONE_ID: u16 = 1255;
 
 pub const CONTENT_ID: u64 = 11111111111111111;
 
+/// Maxmimum length of a character's name.
+pub const CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH: usize = 32;
+
 pub fn generate_sid() -> String {
     let random_id: String = rand::thread_rng()
         .sample_iter(&Alphanumeric)
diff --git a/src/world/player_setup.rs b/src/world/player_setup.rs
index 4af57e2..bedd82f 100644
--- a/src/world/player_setup.rs
+++ b/src/world/player_setup.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use binrw::binrw;
 
-use crate::common::{read_string, write_string};
+use crate::{
+    CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH,
+    common::{read_string, write_string},
+};
 
 #[binrw]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
@@ -80,8 +83,8 @@ pub struct PlayerSetup {
     pub mount_guide_mask: Vec<u8>,
     pub ornament_mask: [u8; 4],
     pub unknown281: [u8; 23],
-    #[br(count = 32)]
-    #[bw(pad_size_to = 32)]
+    #[br(count = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
+    #[bw(pad_size_to = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
     #[br(map = read_string)]
     #[bw(map = write_string)]
     pub name: String,
diff --git a/src/world/player_spawn.rs b/src/world/player_spawn.rs
index 4660f67..727009b 100644
--- a/src/world/player_spawn.rs
+++ b/src/world/player_spawn.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use binrw::binrw;
 
+use crate::CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH;
 use crate::client_select_data::ClientCustomizeData;
 use crate::common::{read_string, write_string};
 
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ pub struct PlayerSpawn {
     pub models: [u32; 10],
     pub unknown6_58: [u8; 10],
     pub padding3: [u8; 4],
-    #[br(count = 32)]
-    #[bw(pad_size_to = 32)]
+    #[br(count = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
+    #[bw(pad_size_to = CHAR_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)]
     #[br(map = read_string)]
     #[bw(map = write_string)]
     pub name: String,