diff --git a/app/Libraries/Utils.php b/app/Libraries/Utils.php
index 676a7cfa8881..276a961be1c4 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/Utils.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/Utils.php
@@ -1228,4 +1228,9 @@ class Utils
 
         return round($amount + $tax1 + $tax2, 2);
     }
+
+    public static function truncateString($string, $length)
+    {
+        return strlen($string) > $length ? rtrim(substr($string, 0, $length)) . '...' : $in;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Expense.php b/app/Models/Expense.php
index 2ebd51d18975..109c461b5d8a 100644
--- a/app/Models/Expense.php
+++ b/app/Models/Expense.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Expense extends EntityModel
         if ($this->transaction_id) {
             return $this->transaction_id;
         } elseif ($this->public_notes) {
-            return mb_strimwidth($this->public_notes, 0, 16, '...');
+            return Utils::truncateString($this->public_notes, 16);
         } else {
             return '#' . $this->public_id;
         }
diff --git a/app/Models/Task.php b/app/Models/Task.php
index 52d2c4346ec2..782f1668dc04 100644
--- a/app/Models/Task.php
+++ b/app/Models/Task.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Task extends EntityModel
     public function getDisplayName()
     {
         if ($this->description) {
-            return mb_strimwidth($this->description, 0, 16, '...');
+            return Utils::truncateString($this->description, 16);
         }
 
         return '#' . $this->public_id;