diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3351390..06c9fe0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- `truncate` string utility function
+
 ## [1.5.0] - 2025-07-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/lib/string.spec.ts b/src/lib/string.spec.ts
index 3aebb83..94fc71e 100644
--- a/src/lib/string.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/string.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isNullOrEmpty, isNullOrWhitespace, capitalize, uncapitalize } from "./string";
+import { isNullOrEmpty, isNullOrWhitespace, capitalize, uncapitalize, truncate } from "./string";
 
 describe("string tests", () => {
   test.each([
@@ -84,4 +84,40 @@ describe("string tests", () => {
   ])("uncapitalize", (value, expected) => {
     expect(uncapitalize(value)).toBe(expected);
   });
+
+  test.each([
+    [null as unknown as string, 10, "", null],
+    [undefined as unknown as string, 10, "", undefined],
+    ["", 10, "", ""],
+    ["hello", 10, "", "hello"],
+    ["hello", 5, "", "hello"],
+    ["hello world", 5, "", "hello"],
+    ["hello world", 8, "", "hello wo"],
+    ["hello world", 11, "", "hello world"],
+    ["hello world", 0, "", ""],
+    ["hello", 3, ">>", "hel>>"],
+    ["test", 2, "", "te"],
+    ["hello world", 5, "...", "hello..."],
+    ["hello world", 8, "...", "hello wo..."],
+    ["hello world", 0, "...", "..."],
+  ])("truncate", (value, maxLength, suffix, expected) => {
+    expect(truncate(value, maxLength, suffix)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+
+  test.each([
+    [null as unknown as string, 10, null],
+    [undefined as unknown as string, 10, undefined],
+    ["", 10, ""],
+    ["hello", 10, "hello"],
+    ["hello", 5, "hello"],
+    ["hello world", 5, "hello"],
+    ["hello world", 8, "hello wo"],
+    ["hello world", 11, "hello world"],
+    ["hello world", 0, ""],
+    ["test", 2, "te"],
+    ["a very long string", 6, "a very"],
+    ["short", 10, "short"],
+  ])("truncate without suffix parameter", (value, maxLength, expected) => {
+    expect(truncate(value, maxLength)).toBe(expected);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/string.ts b/src/lib/string.ts
index 0acba9c..c0666b3 100644
--- a/src/lib/string.ts
+++ b/src/lib/string.ts
@@ -45,3 +45,22 @@ export function uncapitalize(value?: string): string | undefined {
 
   return value.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + value.slice(1);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Truncates a string to a maximum length, adding a suffix if truncated
+ * @param value The string to truncate
+ * @param maxLength The maximum length of the resulting string
+ * @param suffix The suffix to append if truncated (default: "")
+ * @returns The truncated string
+ */
+export function truncate(value: string | undefined, maxLength: number, suffix = ""): string | undefined {
+  if (!value || isNullOrWhitespace(value)) {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  if (value.length <= maxLength) {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  return `${value.slice(0, maxLength)}${suffix}`;
+}