diff --git a/src/abbrev.rs b/src/abbrev.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f5b71f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/abbrev.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#[inline]
+pub fn floor_char_boundary(s: &str, index: usize) -> usize {
+    if index >= s.len() {
+        s.len()
+    } else {
+        let lower_bound = index.saturating_sub(3);
+        let new_index = s.as_bytes()[lower_bound..=index]
+            .iter()
+            .rposition(|b| is_utf8_char_boundary(*b));
+
+        // SAFETY: we know that the character boundary will be within four bytes
+        unsafe { lower_bound + new_index.unwrap_unchecked() }
+    }
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn is_utf8_char_boundary(c: u8) -> bool {
+    // This is bit magic equivalent to: b < 128 || b >= 192
+    (c as i8) >= -0x40
+}
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 54960119..ef7ce1bf 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::abbrev;
 use crate::contacts::Contacts;
 use crate::fonts::setup_fonts;
 use crate::images::fetch_img;
@@ -321,6 +322,16 @@ fn pfp_image(ui: &mut egui::Ui, img: TextureId, size: f32) -> egui::Response {
     //.with_options()
 }
 
+fn ui_abbreviate_name(ui: &mut egui::Ui, name: &str, len: usize) {
+    if name.len() > len {
+        let closest = abbrev::floor_char_boundary(name, len);
+        ui.strong(&name[..closest]);
+        ui.strong("...");
+    } else {
+        ui.strong(name);
+    }
+}
+
 fn render_username(ui: &mut egui::Ui, contacts: &Contacts, pk: &Pubkey) {
     #[cfg(feature = "profiling")]
     puffin::profile_function!();
@@ -329,7 +340,7 @@ fn render_username(ui: &mut egui::Ui, contacts: &Contacts, pk: &Pubkey) {
         //ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 0.0;
         if let Some(prof) = contacts.profiles.get(pk) {
             if let Some(display_name) = prof.display_name() {
-                ui.strong(display_name);
+                ui_abbreviate_name(ui, &display_name, 20);
             }
         } else {
             ui.strong("nostrich");
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 74e9d5a8..787fe425 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod contacts;
 mod error;
 //mod note;
 //mod block;
+mod abbrev;
 mod fonts;
 mod images;
 mod result;