diff --git a/src/core/utils/rand.rs b/src/core/utils/rand.rs
index 72487633..e627fbbc 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/rand.rs
+++ b/src/core/utils/rand.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,34 @@ pub fn string_array<const LENGTH: usize>() -> ArrayString<LENGTH> {
 	ret
 }
 
+#[must_use]
+pub fn truncate_string(mut str: String, range: Range<u64>) -> String {
+	let len = thread_rng()
+		.gen_range(range)
+		.try_into()
+		.unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
+
+	if let Some((i, _)) = str.char_indices().nth(len) {
+		str.truncate(i);
+	}
+
+	str
+}
+
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+pub fn truncate_str(str: &str, range: Range<u64>) -> &str {
+	let len = thread_rng()
+		.gen_range(range)
+		.try_into()
+		.unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
+
+	str.char_indices()
+		.nth(len)
+		.map(|(i, _)| str.split_at(i).0)
+		.unwrap_or(str)
+}
+
 #[inline]
 #[must_use]
 pub fn time_from_now_secs(range: Range<u64>) -> SystemTime {
diff --git a/src/core/utils/string.rs b/src/core/utils/string.rs
index 854d5d4b..d35ced66 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/string.rs
+++ b/src/core/utils/string.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod tests;
 mod unquote;
 mod unquoted;
 
-use std::mem::replace;
+use std::{mem::replace, ops::Range};
 
 pub use self::{between::Between, split::SplitInfallible, unquote::Unquote, unquoted::Unquoted};
 use crate::{Result, smallstr::SmallString};
@@ -112,6 +112,26 @@ pub fn common_prefix<T: AsRef<str>>(choice: &[T]) -> &str {
 	})
 }
 
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[allow(clippy::arithmetic_side_effects)]
+pub fn truncate_deterministic(str: &str, range: Option<Range<usize>>) -> &str {
+	let range = range.unwrap_or(0..str.len());
+	let len = str
+		.as_bytes()
+		.iter()
+		.copied()
+		.map(Into::into)
+		.fold(0_usize, usize::wrapping_add)
+		.wrapping_rem(str.len().max(1))
+		.clamp(range.start, range.end);
+
+	str.char_indices()
+		.nth(len)
+		.map(|(i, _)| str.split_at(i).0)
+		.unwrap_or(str)
+}
+
 pub fn to_small_string<const CAP: usize, T>(t: T) -> SmallString<[u8; CAP]>
 where
 	T: std::fmt::Display,