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# @@TEXTSIZE (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE [SQL Server SQL Database](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdb.md)]

  Returns the current value of the [TEXTSIZE](../../t-sql/statements/set-textsize-transact-sql.md) option.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```syntaxsql
@@TEXTSIZE  
```  
  
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## Return Types
 **integer**  
  
## Examples  
 The following example uses `SELECT` to display the `@@TEXTSIZE` value before and after it is changed with the `SET``TEXTSIZE` statement.  
  
```sql
-- Set the TEXTSIZE option to the default size of 4096 bytes.  
SET TEXTSIZE 0  
SELECT @@TEXTSIZE AS 'Text Size'  
SET TEXTSIZE 2048  
SELECT @@TEXTSIZE AS 'Text Size'  
```  
  
 [!INCLUDE[ssResult](../../includes/ssresult-md.md)]  
  
 ```
Text Size
-----------
4096
Text Size
-----------
2048
 ```  
  
## See Also  
 [Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/configuration-functions-transact-sql.md)   
 [SET TEXTSIZE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/set-textsize-transact-sql.md)