diff --git a/code/__defines/typeids.dm b/code/__defines/typeids.dm
index 9af310012b..f11b3b6aec 100644
--- a/code/__defines/typeids.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/typeids.dm
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #define TYPEID_NULL "0"
 #define TYPEID_NORMAL_LIST "f"
 //helper macros
-#define GET_TYPEID(ref) ( ( (lentext(ref) <= 10) ? "TYPEID_NULL" : copytext(ref, 4, lentext(ref)-6) ) )
+#define GET_TYPEID(ref) ( ( (length(ref) <= 10) ? "TYPEID_NULL" : copytext(ref, 4, length(ref)-6) ) )
 #define IS_NORMAL_LIST(L) (GET_TYPEID("\ref[L]") == TYPEID_NORMAL_LIST)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Reader.dm b/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Reader.dm
index 544d197ccd..18f739c5ef 100644
--- a/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Reader.dm	
+++ b/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Reader.dm	
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ json_reader
 			src.json = json
 			. = new/list()
 			src.i = 1
-			while(src.i <= lentext(json))
+			while(src.i <= length(json))
 				var/char = get_char()
 				if(is_whitespace(char))
 					i++
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ json_reader
 
 		read_word()
 			var/val = ""
-			while(i <= lentext(json))
+			while(i <= length(json))
 				var/char = get_char()
 				if(is_whitespace(char) || symbols.Find(char))
 					i-- // let scanner handle this character
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ json_reader
 			var
 				escape 	= FALSE
 				val		= ""
-			while(++i <= lentext(json))
+			while(++i <= length(json))
 				var/char = get_char()
 				if(escape)
 					switch(char)
diff --git a/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Writer.dm b/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Writer.dm
index de3bb54a3e..80e4976687 100644
--- a/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Writer.dm	
+++ b/code/_compatibility/509/JSON Writer.dm	
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ json_writer
 			var/static/list/json_escape = list("\\" = "\\\\", "\"" = "\\\"", "\n" = "\\n")
 			for(var/targ in json_escape)
 				var/start = 1
-				while(start <= lentext(txt))
+				while(start <= length(txt))
 					var/i = findtext(txt, targ, start)
 					if(!i)
 						break
diff --git a/code/_helpers/text.dm b/code/_helpers/text.dm
index eb363c08cb..688e1c2a68 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/text.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/text.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // Run all strings to be used in an SQL query through this proc first to properly escape out injection attempts.
 /proc/sanitizeSQL(var/t as text)
 	var/sqltext = dbcon.Quote(t);
-	return copytext(sqltext, 2, lentext(sqltext));//Quote() adds quotes around input, we already do that
+	return copytext(sqltext, 2, length(sqltext));//Quote() adds quotes around input, we already do that
 
 /*
  * Text sanitization
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@
 //This is used for fingerprints
 /proc/stringmerge(var/text,var/compare,replace = "*")
 	var/newtext = text
-	if(lentext(text) != lentext(compare))
+	if(length(text) != length(compare))
 		return 0
-	for(var/i = 1, i < lentext(text), i++)
+	for(var/i = 1, i < length(text), i++)
 		var/a = copytext(text,i,i+1)
 		var/b = copytext(compare,i,i+1)
 		//if it isn't both the same letter, or if they are both the replacement character
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 	if(!text || !character)
 		return 0
 	var/count = 0
-	for(var/i = 1, i <= lentext(text), i++)
+	for(var/i = 1, i <= length(text), i++)
 		var/a = copytext(text,i,i+1)
 		if(a == character)
 			count++
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@
 //Used in preferences' SetFlavorText and human's set_flavor verb
 //Previews a string of len or less length
 proc/TextPreview(var/string,var/len=40)
-	if(lentext(string) <= len)
-		if(!lentext(string))
+	if(length(string) <= len)
+		if(!length(string))
 			return "\[...\]"
 		else
 			return string
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm b/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm
index 7e25bb2df9..a15887cc58 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 //Stolen from status_display
 /obj/machinery/door_timer/proc/texticon(var/tn, var/px = 0, var/py = 0)
 	var/image/I = image('icons/obj/status_display.dmi', "blank")
-	var/len = lentext(tn)
+	var/len = length(tn)
 
 	for(var/d = 1 to len)
 		var/char = copytext(tn, len-d+1, len-d+2)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/supply_display.dm b/code/game/machinery/supply_display.dm
index d1be70e754..211918c5e6 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/supply_display.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/supply_display.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 			message2 = "Error"
 		else if(shuttle.has_arrive_time())
 			message2 = get_supply_shuttle_timer()
-			if(lentext(message2) > CHARS_PER_LINE)
+			if(length(message2) > CHARS_PER_LINE)
 				message2 = "Error"
 		else if(shuttle.is_launching())
 			if(shuttle.at_station())
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/paint.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/paint.dm
index d3f269abaf..8e1699c800 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/paint.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/paint.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var/global/list/cached_icons = list()
 			return ..()
 
 	New()
-		if(paint_type && lentext(paint_type) > 0)
+		if(paint_type && length(paint_type) > 0)
 			name = paint_type + " " + name
 		..()
 		reagents.add_reagent("water", volume*3/5)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
index ff1826116a..39eea11236 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@
 					if(!playing || shouldStopPlaying(user))//If the instrument is playing, or special case
 						playing = 0
 						return
-					if(lentext(note) == 0)
+					if(length(note) == 0)
 						continue
 					var/cur_note = text2ascii(note) - 96
 					if(cur_note < 1 || cur_note > 7)
 						continue
-					for(var/i=2 to lentext(note))
+					for(var/i=2 to length(note))
 						var/ni = copytext(note,i,i+1)
 						if(!text2num(ni))
 							if(ni == "#" || ni == "b" || ni == "n")
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@
 			t = html_encode(input(usr, "Please paste the entire song, formatted:", text("[]", name), t)  as message)
 			if(!in_range(instrumentObj, usr))
 				return
-			if(lentext(t) >= INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH*INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_NUMBER)
+			if(length(t) >= INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH*INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_NUMBER)
 				var/cont = input(usr, "Your message is too long! Would you like to continue editing it?", "", "yes") in list("yes", "no")
 				if(cont == "no")
 					break
-		while(lentext(t) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH*INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_NUMBER)
+		while(length(t) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH*INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_NUMBER)
 		//split into lines
 		spawn()
 			lines = splittext(t, "\n")
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 				lines.Cut(INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_NUMBER+1)
 			var/linenum = 1
 			for(var/l in lines)
-				if(lentext(l) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
+				if(length(l) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
 					to_chat(usr, "Line [linenum] too long!")
 					lines.Remove(l)
 				else
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 			return
 		if(lines.len > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_NUMBER)
 			return
-		if(lentext(newline) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
+		if(length(newline) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
 			newline = copytext(newline, 1, INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
 		lines.Add(newline)
 	else if(href_list["deleteline"])
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 		var/content = html_encode(input("Enter your line: ", instrumentObj.name, lines[num]) as text|null)
 		if(!content || !in_range(instrumentObj, usr))
 			return
-		if(lentext(content) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
+		if(length(content) > INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
 			content = copytext(content, 1, INSTRUMENT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
 		if(num > lines.len || num < 1)
 			return
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/DB ban/functions.dm b/code/modules/admin/DB ban/functions.dm
index d9e1efc972..dd52884833 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/DB ban/functions.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/admin/DB ban/functions.dm	
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ datum/admins/proc/DB_ban_unban_by_id(var/id)
 				if(playercid)
 					cidsearch  = "AND computerid = '[playercid]' "
 			else
-				if(adminckey && lentext(adminckey) >= 3)
+				if(adminckey && length(adminckey) >= 3)
 					adminsearch = "AND a_ckey LIKE '[adminckey]%' "
-				if(playerckey && lentext(playerckey) >= 3)
+				if(playerckey && length(playerckey) >= 3)
 					playersearch = "AND ckey LIKE '[playerckey]%' "
-				if(playerip && lentext(playerip) >= 3)
+				if(playerip && length(playerip) >= 3)
 					ipsearch  = "AND ip LIKE '[playerip]%' "
-				if(playercid && lentext(playercid) >= 7)
+				if(playercid && length(playercid) >= 7)
 					cidsearch  = "AND computerid LIKE '[playercid]%' "
 
 			if(dbbantype)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/modify_variables.dm b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/modify_variables.dm
index b964339aa9..8878318fd6 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/modify_variables.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/modify_variables.dm
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(VVpixelmovement)
 		//	the type with the base type removed from the begaining
 		var/fancytype = types[D.type]
 		if (findtext(fancytype, types[type]))
-			fancytype = copytext(fancytype, lentext(types[type])+1)
-		var/shorttype = copytext("[D.type]", lentext("[type]")+1)
-		if (lentext(shorttype) > lentext(fancytype))
+			fancytype = copytext(fancytype, length(types[type])+1)
+		var/shorttype = copytext("[D.type]", length("[type]")+1)
+		if (length(shorttype) > length(fancytype))
 			shorttype = fancytype
-		if (!lentext(shorttype))
+		if (!length(shorttype))
 			shorttype = "/"
 
 		.["[D]([shorttype])\ref[D]#[i]"] = D
diff --git a/code/modules/flufftext/TextFilters.dm b/code/modules/flufftext/TextFilters.dm
index 5a40ea1934..c7582fe952 100644
--- a/code/modules/flufftext/TextFilters.dm
+++ b/code/modules/flufftext/TextFilters.dm
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 proc/Intoxicated(phrase)
 	phrase = html_decode(phrase)
-	var/leng=lentext(phrase)
-	var/counter=lentext(phrase)
+	var/leng=length(phrase)
+	var/counter=length(phrase)
 	var/newphrase=""
 	var/newletter=""
 	while(counter>=1)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
index f316797dc2..1fd71995dc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 		if(copytext(heardword,1, 1) in punctuation)
 			heardword = copytext(heardword,2)
 		if(copytext(heardword,-1) in punctuation)
-			heardword = copytext(heardword,1,lentext(heardword))
+			heardword = copytext(heardword,1,length(heardword))
 		heard = "<span class = 'game_say'>...You hear something about...[heardword]</span>"
 
 	else
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/examine.dm
index 876b9aacf1..11a970cfe8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/examine.dm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	if(print_flavor_text()) msg += "\n[print_flavor_text()]\n"
 
 	if (pose)
-		if( findtext(pose,".",lentext(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"!",lentext(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"?",lentext(pose)) == 0 )
+		if( findtext(pose,".",length(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"!",length(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"?",length(pose)) == 0 )
 			pose = addtext(pose,".") //Makes sure all emotes end with a period.
 		msg += "\nIt is [pose]"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/examine.dm
index fa24e9ae91..33ec3183be 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/examine.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	if(print_flavor_text()) msg += "\n[print_flavor_text()]\n"
 
 	if (pose)
-		if( findtext(pose,".",lentext(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"!",lentext(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"?",lentext(pose)) == 0 )
+		if( findtext(pose,".",length(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"!",length(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"?",length(pose)) == 0 )
 			pose = addtext(pose,".") //Makes sure all emotes end with a period.
 		msg += "\nIt is [pose]"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 5ce336ba4f..271449a46d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 /mob/proc/print_flavor_text()
 	if (flavor_text && flavor_text != "")
 		var/msg = replacetext(flavor_text, "\n", " ")
-		if(lentext(msg) <= 40)
+		if(length(msg) <= 40)
 			return "<font color='blue'>[msg]</font>"
 		else
 			return "<font color='blue'>[copytext_preserve_html(msg, 1, 37)]... <a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];flavor_more=1'>More...</font></a>"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 4cb44c6e82..2b74151cdd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ proc/getsensorlevel(A)
 
 proc/slur(phrase)
 	phrase = html_decode(phrase)
-	var/leng=lentext(phrase)
-	var/counter=lentext(phrase)
+	var/leng=length(phrase)
+	var/counter=length(phrase)
 	var/newphrase=""
 	var/newletter=""
 	while(counter>=1)
diff --git a/code/modules/organs/blood.dm b/code/modules/organs/blood.dm
index ccef2fb79c..0a3685d61e 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/blood.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/blood.dm
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ proc/blood_incompatible(donor,receiver,donor_species,receiver_species)
 		if(donor_species != receiver_species)
 			return 1
 
-	var/donor_antigen = copytext(donor,1,lentext(donor))
-	var/receiver_antigen = copytext(receiver,1,lentext(receiver))
+	var/donor_antigen = copytext(donor,1,length(donor))
+	var/receiver_antigen = copytext(receiver,1,length(receiver))
 	var/donor_rh = (findtext(donor,"+")>0)
 	var/receiver_rh = (findtext(receiver,"+")>0)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/resleeving/infomorph.dm b/code/modules/resleeving/infomorph.dm
index 099f3c0a95..9f5528d547 100644
--- a/code/modules/resleeving/infomorph.dm
+++ b/code/modules/resleeving/infomorph.dm
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ var/global/list/default_infomorph_software = list()
 	if(print_flavor_text()) msg += "\n[print_flavor_text()]\n"
 
 	if (pose)
-		if( findtext(pose,".",lentext(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"!",lentext(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"?",lentext(pose)) == 0 )
+		if( findtext(pose,".",length(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"!",length(pose)) == 0 && findtext(pose,"?",length(pose)) == 0 )
 			pose = addtext(pose,".") //Makes sure all emotes end with a period.
 		msg += "\nIt is [pose]"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/scripting/Implementations/_Logic.dm b/code/modules/scripting/Implementations/_Logic.dm
index aa4080d440..5522d0e2aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/scripting/Implementations/_Logic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/scripting/Implementations/_Logic.dm
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ proc/string_tolist(var/string)
 	var/list/L = new/list()
 
 	var/i
-	for(i=1, i<=lentext(string), i++)
+	for(i=1, i<=length(string), i++)
 		L.Add(copytext(string, i, i))
 
 	return L
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ proc/string_explode(var/string, var/separator)
 		var/lasti = 1
 		var/list/L = new/list()
 
-		for(i=1, i<=lentext(string)+1, i++)
+		for(i=1, i<=length(string)+1, i++)
 			if(copytext(string, i, i+1) == separator) // We found a separator
 				L.Add(copytext(string, lasti, i))
 				lasti = i+1
 
-		L.Add(copytext(string, lasti, lentext(string)+1)) // Adds the last segment
+		L.Add(copytext(string, lasti, length(string)+1)) // Adds the last segment
 
 		return L
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ proc/n_reverse(var/string)
 	if(istext(string))
 		var/newstring = ""
 		var/i
-		for(i=lentext(string), i>0, i--)
+		for(i=length(string), i>0, i--)
 			if(i>=1000)
 				break
 			newstring = newstring + copytext(string, i, i+1)
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ proc/n_inrange(var/num, var/min=-1, var/max=1)
 /proc/string_replacetext(var/haystack,var/a,var/b)
 	if(istext(haystack)&&istext(a)&&istext(b))
 		var/i = 1
-		var/lenh=lentext(haystack)
-		var/lena=lentext(a)
-		//var/lenb=lentext(b)
+		var/lenh=length(haystack)
+		var/lena=length(a)
+		//var/lenb=length(b)
 		var/count = 0
 		var/list/dat = list()
 		while (i < lenh)
diff --git a/code/modules/scripting/Options.dm b/code/modules/scripting/Options.dm
index 22774455dc..c8ca1d5830 100644
--- a/code/modules/scripting/Options.dm
+++ b/code/modules/scripting/Options.dm
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ n_scriptOptions
 		IsValidID(id)    //returns true if all the characters in the string are okay to be in an identifier name
 			if(!CanStartID(id)) //don't need to grab first char in id, since text2ascii does it automatically
 				return 0
-			if(lentext(id)==1) return 1
-			for(var/i=2 to lentext(id))
+			if(length(id)==1) return 1
+			for(var/i=2 to length(id))
 				if(!IsValidIDChar(copytext(id, i, i+1)))
 					return 0
 			return 1
diff --git a/code/modules/scripting/Scanner/Scanner.dm b/code/modules/scripting/Scanner/Scanner.dm
index 35f21b39fd..0162119760 100644
--- a/code/modules/scripting/Scanner/Scanner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/scripting/Scanner/Scanner.dm
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
 	Scan() //Creates a list of tokens from source code
 		var/list/tokens=new
-		for(, src.codepos<=lentext(code), src.codepos++)
+		for(, src.codepos<=length(code), src.codepos++)
 
 			var/char=copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
 			if(char=="\n")
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 		ReadString(start)
 			var
 				buf
-			for(, codepos <= lentext(code), codepos++)//codepos to lentext(code))
+			for(, codepos <= length(code), codepos++)//codepos to length(code))
 				var/char=copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
 				switch(char)
 					if("\\")					//Backslash (\) encountered in string
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 			var
 				char=copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
 				buf
-			while(!delim.Find(char) && codepos<=lentext(code))
+			while(!delim.Find(char) && codepos<=length(code))
 				buf+=char
 				char=copytext(code, ++codepos, codepos+1)
 			codepos-- //allow main Scan() proc to read the delimiter
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 
 			while(options.symbols.Find(buf+char))
 				buf+=char
-				if(++codepos>lentext(code)) break
+				if(++codepos>length(code)) break
 				char=copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
 
 			codepos-- //allow main Scan() proc to read the next character
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 					comm = 2 // starts a multi-line comment
 
 				while(comm)
-					if(++codepos>lentext(code)) break
+					if(++codepos>length(code)) break
 
 					if(expectedend) // ending statement expected...
 						char = copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
diff --git a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/artifacts/replicator.dm b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/artifacts/replicator.dm
index af78f320e5..3b65436177 100644
--- a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/artifacts/replicator.dm
+++ b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/artifacts/replicator.dm
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
 			var/spawn_type = pop(spawning_types)
 			var/obj/spawned_obj = new spawn_type(src.loc)
 			if(source_material)
-				if(lentext(source_material.name) < MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+				if(length(source_material.name) < MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
 					spawned_obj.name = "[source_material] " +  spawned_obj.name
-				if(lentext(source_material.desc) < MAX_MESSAGE_LEN * 2)
+				if(length(source_material.desc) < MAX_MESSAGE_LEN * 2)
 					if(spawned_obj.desc)
 						spawned_obj.desc += " It is made of [source_material]."
 					else
diff --git a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm
index 01af7f7a0e..33206366f4 100644
--- a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm
+++ b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	else if(findtext(msg," ")==0)
 		return
 	else
-		/*var/l = lentext(msg)
+		/*var/l = length(msg)
 		if(findtext(msg," ",l,l+1)==0)
 			msg+=" "*/
 		seperate = splittext(msg, " ")
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
 		text = "[pick(heard_words)]"
 	else
 		text = pick(splittext(word, " "))
-	if(lentext(text)==1)
+	if(length(text)==1)
 		text=uppertext(text)
 	else
 		var/cap = copytext(text,1,2)
 		cap = uppertext(cap)
-		cap += copytext(text,2,lentext(text)+1)
+		cap += copytext(text,2,length(text)+1)
 		text=cap
 	var/q = 0
 	msg+=text