diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4d4563f..74b28ea 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,14 @@ fn create_html_card(entry: &Entry) -> Markup {
 fn truncate_description(description: &str, max_length: usize) -> String {
     let description_trimmed = description.trim();
     if description_trimmed.len() > max_length {
-        format!("{}...", &description_trimmed[..max_length])
+        let mut char_boundary = max_length;
+        for (idx, _) in description_trimmed.char_indices() {
+            if idx > max_length {
+                break;
+            }
+            char_boundary = idx;
+        }
+        format!("{}...", &description_trimmed[..char_boundary])
     } else {
         description_trimmed.to_string()
     }