diff --git a/src/components/common/CreatorCard.tsx b/src/components/common/CreatorCard.tsx
index cc9edae..f5068e2 100644
--- a/src/components/common/CreatorCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/CreatorCard.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import showToast from '@/utils/toast.util';
 import { formatCompactNumber } from '@/utils/numberFormat.utils';
 import { formatCreatorKeyPriceDisplay } from '@/utils/keyPriceDisplay.utils';
-import { formatCreatorHandle } from '@/utils/handleDisplay.utils';
+import {
+	formatCreatorHandle,
+	truncateHandle,
+} from '@/utils/handleDisplay.utils';
 import { normalizeCreatorDisplayName } from '@/utils/creatorDisplayName.utils';
 import { getCreatorPriceChartAccessibilityCopy } from '@/utils/creatorPriceChartAccessibility.utils';
 import { formatJoinDate } from '@/utils/formatJoinDate';
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ const CreatorCard: React.FC<CreatorCardProps> = ({
 	const displayInstructorHandle =
 		formatCreatorHandle(creator.instructorId) || '@creator';
 	const displaySocialHandle = formatCreatorHandle(creator.socialHandle);
+	const truncatedInstructorHandle = truncateHandle(displayInstructorHandle);
+	const truncatedSocialHandle = truncateHandle(displaySocialHandle);
 	const displayCreatorName =
 		normalizeCreatorDisplayName(creator.title) || 'Unnamed creator';
 	const priceChartAccessibility = getCreatorPriceChartAccessibilityCopy({
@@ -300,7 +305,7 @@ const CreatorCard: React.FC<CreatorCardProps> = ({
 						creatorShareSupply={creator.creatorShareSupply}
 						isVerified={creator.isVerified}
 					>
-						{displayInstructorHandle}
+						{truncatedInstructorHandle}
 					</CreatorHandleHoverCard>
 				</p>
 
@@ -324,7 +329,7 @@ const CreatorCard: React.FC<CreatorCardProps> = ({
 							creatorShareSupply={creator.creatorShareSupply}
 							isVerified={creator.isVerified}
 						>
-							<span className="truncate">{displaySocialHandle}</span>
+							<span className="truncate">{truncatedSocialHandle}</span>
 						</CreatorHandleHoverCard>
 					</div>
 				) : (
@@ -410,7 +415,7 @@ const CreatorCard: React.FC<CreatorCardProps> = ({
 						}
 						value={
 							creator.socialHandle
-								? displaySocialHandle
+								? truncatedSocialHandle
 								: 'No public handle'
 						}
 						valueTitle={
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/handleDisplay.utils.test.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/handleDisplay.utils.test.ts
index e93e0e1..11e7829 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/handleDisplay.utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/handleDisplay.utils.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { formatCreatorHandle } from '../handleDisplay.utils';
+import { formatCreatorHandle, truncateHandle } from '../handleDisplay.utils';
 
 describe('formatCreatorHandle', () => {
 	it('lowercases mixed-case handles and prepends @', () => {
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ describe('formatCreatorHandle', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('is idempotent: formatting an already-formatted handle is a no-op', () => {
-		expect(formatCreatorHandle(formatCreatorHandle('ARivers'))).toBe('@arivers');
+		expect(formatCreatorHandle(formatCreatorHandle('ARivers'))).toBe(
+			'@arivers'
+		);
 	});
 
 	it('does not modify the underlying string the caller passes in', () => {
@@ -44,3 +46,35 @@ describe('formatCreatorHandle', () => {
 		expect(raw).toBe('ARivers');
 	});
 });
+
+describe('truncateHandle', () => {
+	it('returns short handle unchanged (under max length)', () => {
+		expect(truncateHandle('@short', 20)).toBe('@short');
+		expect(truncateHandle('abc', 5)).toBe('abc');
+	});
+
+	it('returns exact max handle unchanged', () => {
+		expect(truncateHandle('12345678901234567890', 20)).toBe(
+			'12345678901234567890'
+		);
+		expect(truncateHandle('abcde', 5)).toBe('abcde');
+	});
+
+	it('truncates one over max handle with ellipsis', () => {
+		expect(truncateHandle('123456789012345678901', 20)).toBe(
+			'12345678901234567890...'
+		);
+		expect(truncateHandle('abcdef', 5)).toBe('abcde...');
+	});
+
+	it('uses default max of 20 characters when maxLength is not specified', () => {
+		// Exactly 20 chars should not be truncated
+		expect(truncateHandle('12345678901234567890')).toBe(
+			'12345678901234567890'
+		);
+		// 21 chars (one over max) should be truncated
+		expect(truncateHandle('123456789012345678901')).toBe(
+			'12345678901234567890...'
+		);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/handleDisplay.utils.ts b/src/utils/handleDisplay.utils.ts
index 4d5ebef..7989e7a 100644
--- a/src/utils/handleDisplay.utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/handleDisplay.utils.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,25 @@ export const formatCreatorHandle = (raw: string | null | undefined): string => {
 	if (raw == null) return '';
 	const trimmed = raw.trim();
 	if (trimmed === '') return '';
-	const withoutLeadingAt = trimmed.startsWith('@') ? trimmed.slice(1) : trimmed;
+	const withoutLeadingAt = trimmed.startsWith('@')
+		? trimmed.slice(1)
+		: trimmed;
 	const normalised = withoutLeadingAt.trim().toLowerCase();
 	if (normalised === '') return '';
 	return `@${normalised}`;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Truncates a creator handle to a maximum length, appending an ellipsis
+ * only when truncation occurs.
+ */
+export const truncateHandle = (
+	handle: string,
+	maxLength: number = 20
+): string => {
+	if (!handle) return '';
+	if (handle.length <= maxLength) {
+		return handle;
+	}
+	return `${handle.slice(0, maxLength)}...`;
+};