diff --git a/files/templates/settings/personal.html b/files/templates/settings/personal.html
index 35d5dd0510..30296ab616 100644
--- a/files/templates/settings/personal.html
+++ b/files/templates/settings/personal.html
@@ -188,8 +188,13 @@
 							<p>Your original username will always stay reserved for you: <code>{{v.original_username}}</code></p>
 							<form action="/settings/name_change" method="post" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onsubmit="sendFormXHR(this)">
 								<input hidden name="formkey" value="{{v|formkey}}">
-								<input id="name-body" autocomplete="off" type="text" name="name" class="form-control" value="{{v.username}}" {% if v.namechanged %}disabled{% endif %}>
-								<small>{% if v.patron %}1{% else %}3{% endif %}-25 characters, including letters, numbers, _ , and -</small>
+								{% if v.patron %}
+									{% set minlength = 1 %}
+								{% else %}
+									{% set minlength = 3 %}
+								{% endif %}
+								<input id="name-body" autocomplete="off" type="text" name="name" class="form-control" value="{{v.username}}" minlength="{{minlength}}" maxlength="25" {% if v.namechanged %}disabled{% endif %}>
+								<small>{{minlength}}-25 characters, including letters, numbers, _ , and -</small>
 								<div class="d-flex mt-2">
 									<input autocomplete="off" class="btn btn-primary ml-auto" type="submit" value="Change Display Name" {% if v.namechanged %}disabled{% endif %}>
 								</div>