To work around the character limit issue in Webflow's custom code block, you can make use of external code hosting services such as Gist, Pastebin, or GitHub Gist.
Here's the step-by-step process for using these external services:
1. Write your custom code in your preferred text editor or code editor.
2. Copy the code and paste it into the code hosting service of your choice. For example, if you choose Gist, you can go to gist.github.com and create a new gist by pasting your code there.
3. Once you've created the gist, the hosting service will generate a URL that you can use to access your code. Copy this URL.
4. In your Webflow project, add an HTML embed component wherever you want to use the custom code. You can find the HTML embed component in the Add panel under Components.
5. Open the HTML embed component and paste the following code:
```html
```
Replace `PASTE_URL_HERE` with the URL of your code hosting service (e.g., the URL of the Gist).
6. Save and publish your Webflow project.
By using an external code hosting service and embedding the code in Webflow as an external script, you can bypass the character limit imposed by Webflow's custom code block. This method allows you to include longer snippets of code or external libraries, making it a useful workaround for the character limit issue.