diff --git a/packages/nextjs/app/v3/_components/ChooseInfo.tsx b/packages/nextjs/app/v3/_components/ChooseInfo.tsx
index efd70e0..635c3d4 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/app/v3/_components/ChooseInfo.tsx
+++ b/packages/nextjs/app/v3/_components/ChooseInfo.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { PoolType } from "@balancer/sdk";
 import { ArrowTopRightOnSquareIcon } from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
 import { Alert, TextField } from "~~/components/common";
 import { useBoostableWhitelist, useCheckIfV3PoolExists, usePoolCreationStore, useUserDataStore } from "~~/hooks/v3";
-import { MAX_POOL_NAME_LENGTH } from "~~/utils/constants";
+import { MAX_POOL_NAME_LENGTH, MAX_POOL_SYMBOL_LENGTH } from "~~/utils/constants";
 
 /**
  * @dev Gauge creation reverts if the name is longer than 32 characters
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const ChooseInfo = () => {
             label="Pool symbol"
             placeholder="Enter pool symbol"
             value={symbol}
+            maxLength={MAX_POOL_SYMBOL_LENGTH}
             onChange={e => {
               updatePool({ symbol: e.target.value.trim() });
               updateUserData({ hasEditedPoolSymbol: true });
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/components/common/TextField.tsx b/packages/nextjs/components/common/TextField.tsx
index c26dee7..557fed9 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/components/common/TextField.tsx
+++ b/packages/nextjs/components/common/TextField.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const TextField: React.FC<TextFieldProps> = ({
     if (!isValidAddress) return "Invalid address";
     if (isRateProvider && !isValidRateProvider) return "Invalid rate provider";
     if (isPoolHooksContract && !isValidPoolHooksContract) return "Invalid pool hooks contract";
-    if (maxLength && !isValidLength) return `Pool name is too long: ${value?.length ?? 0}/${maxLength}`;
+    if (maxLength && !isValidLength) return `Too many characters: ${value?.length ?? 0}/${maxLength}`;
     return null;
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/hooks/v3/useValidatePoolCreationInput.ts b/packages/nextjs/hooks/v3/useValidatePoolCreationInput.ts
index 2f2b231..5624f0b 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/hooks/v3/useValidatePoolCreationInput.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/hooks/v3/useValidatePoolCreationInput.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { PoolType, TokenType } from "@balancer/sdk";
 import { isAddress, parseUnits } from "viem";
 import { useWalletClient } from "wagmi";
 import { usePoolCreationStore, useUserDataStore, useValidateHooksContract, useValidateNetwork } from "~~/hooks/v3";
-import { MAX_POOL_NAME_LENGTH } from "~~/utils/constants";
+import { MAX_POOL_NAME_LENGTH, MAX_POOL_SYMBOL_LENGTH } from "~~/utils/constants";
 
 export function useValidatePoolCreationInput() {
   const { isWrongNetwork } = useValidateNetwork();
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ export function useValidatePoolCreationInput() {
     !isUsingHooks || isValidPoolHooksContract,
   ].every(Boolean);
 
-  const isInfoValid = !!name && !!symbol && name.length <= MAX_POOL_NAME_LENGTH;
+  const isInfoValid =
+    !!name && !!symbol && name.length <= MAX_POOL_NAME_LENGTH && symbol.length <= MAX_POOL_SYMBOL_LENGTH;
 
   const isPoolCreationInputValid = isTypeValid && isTokensValid && isParametersValid && isInfoValid;
 
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/utils/constants.ts b/packages/nextjs/utils/constants.ts
index a1c6ee5..7c61b95 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/utils/constants.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export const COW_MIN_AMOUNT = BigInt(1e6);
 
 /**
  * @dev Gauge creation reverts if the name is longer than 32 characters
+ * @dev Gauge creation reverts if the symbol is longer than 26 characters (Franz said so)
  * https://github.com/balancer/pool-creator/issues/17#issuecomment-2430158673
  */
 export const MAX_POOL_NAME_LENGTH = 32;
+export const MAX_POOL_SYMBOL_LENGTH = 26;