lib/presentation/widgets/player_selection.dart

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class _PlayerSelectionState extends State<PlayerSelection> {
         crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
         children: [
           CustomSearchBar(
+            maxLength: Constants.MAX_PLAYER_NAME_LENGTH,
             controller: _searchBarController,
             constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxHeight: 45, minHeight: 45),
             hintText: loc.search_for_players,

lib/presentation/widgets/text_input/custom_search_bar.dart

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:game_tracker/core/constants.dart';
 import 'package:game_tracker/core/custom_theme.dart';
 
 class CustomSearchBar extends StatelessWidget {
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ class CustomSearchBar extends StatelessWidget {
     this.onTrailingButtonPressed,
     this.onChanged,
     this.constraints,
+    this.maxLength,
   });
 
   /// The controller for the search bar's text input.
@@ -48,15 +48,19 @@ class CustomSearchBar extends StatelessWidget {
   /// The constraints for the search bar.
   final BoxConstraints? constraints;
 
+  /// Optional parameter for maximum length of the input text.
+  final int? maxLength;
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     /// Enforce maximum length on the input text
-    const maxLength = Constants.MAX_PLAYER_NAME_LENGTH;
+    if (maxLength != null) {
-    if (controller.text.length > maxLength) {
+      if (controller.text.length > maxLength!) {
-      controller.text = controller.text.substring(0, maxLength);
+        controller.text = controller.text.substring(0, maxLength);
-      controller.selection = TextSelection.fromPosition(
+        controller.selection = TextSelection.fromPosition(
-        TextPosition(offset: controller.text.length),
+          TextPosition(offset: controller.text.length),
-      );
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     return SearchBar(

lib/presentation/widgets/text_input/text_input_field.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:game_tracker/core/custom_theme.dart';
 
 class TextInputField extends StatelessWidget {
@@ -33,11 +34,14 @@ class TextInputField extends StatelessWidget {
       controller: controller,
       onChanged: onChanged,
       maxLength: maxLength,
+      maxLengthEnforcement: MaxLengthEnforcement.truncateAfterCompositionEnds,
       decoration: InputDecoration(
         filled: true,
         fillColor: CustomTheme.boxColor,
         hintText: hintText,
         hintStyle: const TextStyle(fontSize: 18),
+        // Hides the character counter
+        counterText: '',
         enabledBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
           borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(12)),
           borderSide: BorderSide(color: CustomTheme.boxBorder),