diff --git a/damus/Components/UserView.swift b/damus/Components/UserView.swift
index b4e79ba6..d63c3989 100644
--- a/damus/Components/UserView.swift
+++ b/damus/Components/UserView.swift
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ struct UserView: View {
     let damus_state: DamusState
     let pubkey: String
     
+    @State var about_text: Text? = nil
+    
     var body: some View {
-        
         VStack {
             HStack {
                 ProfilePicView(pubkey: pubkey, size: PFP_SIZE, highlight: .none, profiles: damus_state.profiles, disable_animation: damus_state.settings.disable_animation)
@@ -42,10 +43,8 @@ struct UserView: View {
                 VStack(alignment: .leading) {
                     let profile = damus_state.profiles.lookup(id: pubkey)
                     ProfileName(pubkey: pubkey, profile: profile, damus: damus_state, show_nip5_domain: false)
-                    if let about = profile?.about {
-                        let blocks = parse_mentions(content: about, tags: [])
-                        let about_string = render_blocks(blocks: blocks, profiles: damus_state.profiles).content.attributed
-                        Text(about_string)
+                    if let about_text {
+                        about_text
                             .lineLimit(3)
                             .font(.footnote)
                     }
diff --git a/damus/Views/ParticipantsView.swift b/damus/Views/ParticipantsView.swift
index a1ff976d..91848195 100644
--- a/damus/Views/ParticipantsView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/ParticipantsView.swift
@@ -51,21 +51,7 @@ struct ParticipantsView: View {
                     ForEach(originalReferences.pRefs) { participant in
                         let pubkey = participant.id
                         HStack {
-                            ProfilePicView(pubkey: pubkey, size: PFP_SIZE, highlight: .none, profiles: damus_state.profiles, disable_animation: damus_state.settings.disable_animation)
-                            
-                            VStack(alignment: .leading) {
-                                let profile = damus_state.profiles.lookup(id: pubkey)
-                                ProfileName(pubkey: pubkey, profile: profile, damus: damus_state, show_nip5_domain: false)
-                                if let about = profile?.about {
-                                    let blocks = parse_mentions(content: about, tags: [])
-                                    let about_string = render_blocks(blocks: blocks, profiles: damus_state.profiles).content.attributed
-                                    Text(about_string)
-                                        .lineLimit(3)
-                                        .font(.footnote)
-                                }
-                            }
-                            
-                            Spacer()
+                            UserView(damus_state: damus_state, pubkey: pubkey)
                             
                             Image("check-circle.fill")
                                 .font(.system(size: 30))
diff --git a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
index 07a1ca5e..edac1e91 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
     let damus_state: DamusState
     let pfp_size: CGFloat = 90.0
     let bannerHeight: CGFloat = 150.0
-    let max_about_length = 280
     
     static let markdown = Markdown()
     
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
     @State var action_sheet_presented: Bool = false
     @State var filter_state : FilterState = .posts
     @State var yOffset: CGFloat = 0
-    @State var show_full_about: Bool = false
     
     @StateObject var profile: ProfileModel
     @StateObject var followers: FollowersModel
@@ -403,28 +401,7 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
             nameSection(profile_data: profile_data)
 
             if let about = profile_data?.about {
-                let blocks = parse_mentions(content: about, tags: [])
-                let about_string = render_blocks(blocks: blocks, profiles: damus_state.profiles).content.attributed
-                let truncated_about = show_full_about ? about_string : about_string.truncateOrNil(maxLength: max_about_length)
-
-                SelectableText(attributedString: truncated_about ?? about_string, size: .subheadline)
-
-                if truncated_about != nil {
-                    if show_full_about {
-                        Button(NSLocalizedString("Show less", comment: "Button to show less of a long profile description.")) {
-                            show_full_about = false
-                        }
-                        .font(.footnote)
-                    } else {
-                        Button(NSLocalizedString("Show more", comment: "Button to show more of a long profile description.")) {
-                            show_full_about = true
-                        }
-                        .font(.footnote)
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                Text(verbatim: "")
-                    .font(.subheadline)
+                AboutView(state: damus_state, about: about)
             }
             
             if let url = profile_data?.website_url {