diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml
index 27d4b70af..d94b25923 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ If you select advanced mode but do not edit files in the aforementioned language
 			<statusbar-Sel value="Sel: "/>
 			<statusbar-Sel-number value="Sel"/>
 			<toolbar-accent-tip value="This option makes your toolbar icons follow Windows system accent color. Accent color is the highlight color used in buttons, borders, and Start menu tiles in Windows. To change it, go to Settings &gt; Personalization &gt; Colors, then select your preferred accent color."/>
-			<max-len-on-search-tip value="Only 2046 bytes are allowed for the find/replace text length - your input could be truncated."/>
+			<max-len-on-search-tip value="Only 2046 characters are allowed for the find/replace text length - your input could be truncated."/>
 		</MiscStrings>
 	</Native-Langue>
 </NotepadPlus>
diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml
index ba4938d60..da88ad654 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ If you select advanced mode but do not edit files in the aforementioned language
 			<statusbar-Sel value="Sel: "/>
 			<statusbar-Sel-number value="Sel"/>
 			<toolbar-accent-tip value="This option makes your toolbar icons follow Windows system accent color. Accent color is the highlight color used in buttons, borders, and Start menu tiles in Windows. To change it, go to Settings &gt; Personalization &gt; Colors, then select your preferred accent color."/>
-			<max-len-on-search-tip value="Only 2046 bytes are allowed for the find/replace text length - your input could be truncated."/>
+			<max-len-on-search-tip value="Only 2046 characters are allowed for the find/replace text length - your input could be truncated."/>
 		</MiscStrings>
 	</Native-Langue>
 </NotepadPlus>
diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/french.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/french.xml
index da6c07c8a..389dda47d 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/french.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/french.xml
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ Si vous sélectionnez le mode avancé sans modifier les fichiers des langues men
 			<statusbar-Sel value="Sel : "/>
 			<statusbar-Sel-number value="Sel"/>
 			<toolbar-accent-tip value="Cette option permet aux icônes de votre barre d'outils d'adopter la couleur d'accentuation du système Windows. La couleur d'accentuation est la couleur de surbrillance utilisée pour les boutons, les bordures et les tuiles du menu Démarrer sous Windows. Pour la modifier, accédez à Paramètres &gt; Personnalisation &gt; Couleurs, puis sélectionnez votre couleur d'accentuation préférée."/>
-			<max-len-on-search-tip value="Seuls 2046 octets sont autorisés pour la longueur du texte de recherche/remplacement - votre entrée pourrait être tronquée."/>
+			<max-len-on-search-tip value="Seuls 2046 caractères sont autorisés pour la longueur du texte de recherche/remplacement - votre entrée pourrait être tronquée."/>
 		</MiscStrings>
 	</Native-Langue>
 </NotepadPlus>
diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/taiwaneseMandarin.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/taiwaneseMandarin.xml
index 4e3a4f0f7..b2fe5796e 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/taiwaneseMandarin.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/taiwaneseMandarin.xml
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ C、C++、Java、C#、Objective-C、PHP、JavaScript、JSP、CSS、Perl、Rust
 			<statusbar-Sel value="選取："/>
 			<statusbar-Sel-number value="選取"/>
 			<toolbar-accent-tip value="此選項可讓您的工具列圖示遵循 Windows 系統強調色。強調色是 Windows 中的按鈕、邊框和開始功能表圖塊所使用的反白顯示顏色。要更改它，請轉到「設定」&gt;「個性化」&gt;「顏色」，然後選擇您喜歡的強調色。"/>
-			<max-len-on-search-tip value="尋找/取代文字長度僅允許 2046 個位元組 - 您的輸入可能會被截斷。"/>
+			<max-len-on-search-tip value="尋找/取代文字長度僅允許 2046 個字元 - 您的輸入可能會被截斷。"/>
 		</MiscStrings>
 	</Native-Langue>
 </NotepadPlus>
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp
index bee3a7bd8..b15525068 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ intptr_t CALLBACK FindReplaceDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 							if (!_maxLenOnSearchTip.isValid()) // Create the tooltip and add the tool ONLY ONCE
 							{
 								NativeLangSpeaker* pNativeSpeaker = nppParamInst.getNativeLangSpeaker();
-								static wstring maxLenOnSearchTip = pNativeSpeaker->getLocalizedStrFromID("max-len-on-search-tip", L"Only 2046 bytes are allowed for the find/replace text length - your input could be truncated.");
+								static wstring maxLenOnSearchTip = pNativeSpeaker->getLocalizedStrFromID("max-len-on-search-tip", L"Only 2046 characters are allowed for the find/replace text length - your input could be truncated.");
 								bool isSuccessful = _maxLenOnSearchTip.init(_hInst, hComboBox, _hSelf, maxLenOnSearchTip.c_str(), _isRTL);
 
 								if (!isSuccessful)