# No\_match\_size does not work
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-match-size-does-not-work/136749
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 20, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-match-size-does-not-work/136749 "2018-06-20T18:23:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@totessusan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/totessusan)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-match-size-does-not-work/136749/1 "2018-06-20T18:23:44Z")
I want to return the first n characters of the field if nothing returns from the highlight query - this should technically be covered by the no\_match\_size functionality, but it doesn't seem to be working.
no\_match\_size
The amount of text you want to return from the beginning of the field if there are no matching fragments to highlight. Defaults to 0 (nothing is returned).
Source: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-highlighting.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-highlighting.html)
My problem is exactly like a previous post here that was never answered: [Highlighter doesn't work with custom \_all field and no\_match\_size](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlighter-doesnt-work-with-custom-all-field-and-no-match-size/107031).
Does anyone know how to get this working, have any insights, or confirmation that this is a bug? Thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-match-size-does-not-work/136749/2 "2018-07-18T18:23:51Z")
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