diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index aab51fe61..b4c4a75c7 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	}
 
 	// Don't bother shortening branch names that are already 3 characters or less
-	if len(displayName) > max(availableWidth, 3) {
+	if runewidth.StringWidth(displayName) > max(availableWidth, 3) {
 		// Never shorten the branch name to less then 3 characters
 		len := max(availableWidth, 4)
-		displayName = displayName[:len-1] + "…"
+		displayName = runewidth.Truncate(displayName, len, "…")
 	}
 	coloredName := nameTextStyle.Sprint(displayName)
 	if checkedOutByWorkTree {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
index ba79f16ce..71dc89c8a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
 			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name"},
 		},
+		{
+			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "🍉_special_char", Recency: "1m"},
+			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
+			fullDescription:      false,
+			viewWidth:            19,
+			useIcons:             false,
+			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
+			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "🍉_special_char"},
+		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "branch_name", Recency: "1m"},
 			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
@@ -184,6 +194,16 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
 			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_na…"},
 		},
+		{
+			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "🍉_special_char", Recency: "1m"},
+			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
+			fullDescription:      false,
+			viewWidth:            18,
+			useIcons:             false,
+			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
+			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "🍉_special_ch…"},
+		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "branch_name", Recency: "1m"},
 			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
diff --git a/pkg/utils/formatting.go b/pkg/utils/formatting.go
index 139946ddb..a6bbc5670 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/formatting.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/formatting.go
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ func MaxFn[T any](items []T, fn func(T) int) int {
 
 // TruncateWithEllipsis returns a string, truncated to a certain length, with an ellipsis
 func TruncateWithEllipsis(str string, limit int) string {
-	if runewidth.StringWidth(str) > limit && limit <= 3 {
+	if runewidth.StringWidth(str) > limit && limit <= 2 {
 		return strings.Repeat(".", limit)
 	}
-	return runewidth.Truncate(str, limit, "...")
+	return runewidth.Truncate(str, limit, "…")
 }
 
 func SafeTruncate(str string, limit int) string {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go b/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go
index 3858fd2ec..5b56a9b33 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go
@@ -107,22 +107,22 @@ func TestTruncateWithEllipsis(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"hello world !",
 			3,
-			"...",
+			"he…",
 		},
 		{
 			"hello world !",
 			4,
-			"h...",
+			"hel…",
 		},
 		{
 			"hello world !",
 			5,
-			"he...",
+			"hell…",
 		},
 		{
 			"hello world !",
 			12,
-			"hello wor...",
+			"hello world…",
 		},
 		{
 			"hello world !",
@@ -137,13 +137,18 @@ func TestTruncateWithEllipsis(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"大大大大",
 			5,
-			"大...",
+			"大大…",
 		},
 		{
 			"大大大大",
 			2,
 			"..",
 		},
+		{
+			"大大大大",
+			1,
+			".",
+		},
 		{
 			"大大大大",
 			0,