[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Type](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Type) › minLength

```ts
const minLength: <Min>(min: Min) => BrandFactory<
  `MinLength${Min}`,
  {
    length: number;
  },
  MinLengthError<Min>
>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Type.ts:1326](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/e7144e2bbe9069362b62dec1b64a8aa922b8f1b0/packages/common/src/Type.ts#L1326)

Minimum length.

Use numeric literal, not expression. See [BrandFactory](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Type/type-aliases/BrandFactory).

### Example

```ts
// string & Brand<"MinLength1">
const NonEmptyString = minLength(1)(String);
```