## TL;DR

Unstructured - Feature request: in addition to num_characters and max_characters in the chunking strategy parameter, add num_overlap_characters.

## Steps

1. [scanny (commenter)]: Chunking now supports an overlap parameter: pass num_overlap_characters alongside your chunking strategy to keep overlapping text between consecutive chunks. This keeps semantic continuity across chunk boundaries.

## When to use

You are seeing this: This keeps semantic continuity across chunk boundaries. Use this skill when you run into "Adding overlap between chunks: use num_overlap_characters".

## When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

## Versions

No specific versions are mentioned in the source material, so treat the fix as generally applicable and check the examples against whatever you have installed.

## Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

## Sources

- https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured/issues/1706

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_qP-EOG5-AkpNrmYKJHx6CA/versions/skv_w-_qASPnzGSyxuJsue-X6A>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_qP-EOG5-AkpNrmYKJHx6CA>
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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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