diff --git a/server/public/model/utils.go b/server/public/model/utils.go
index ff86ff5bf6c..e9b2e7f89de 100644
--- a/server/public/model/utils.go
+++ b/server/public/model/utils.go
@@ -876,3 +876,23 @@ func SliceToMapKey(s ...string) map[string]any {
 
 	return m
 }
+
+// LimitRunes limits the number of runes in a string to the given maximum.
+// It returns the potentially truncated string and a boolean indicating whether truncation occurred.
+func LimitRunes(s string, maxRunes int) (string, bool) {
+	runes := []rune(s)
+	if len(runes) > maxRunes {
+		return string(runes[:maxRunes]), true
+	}
+
+	return s, false
+}
+
+// LimitBytes limits the number of bytes in a string to the given maximum.
+// It returns the potentially truncated string and a boolean indicating whether truncation occurred.
+func LimitBytes(s string, maxBytes int) (string, bool) {
+	if len(s) > maxBytes {
+		return s[:maxBytes], true
+	}
+	return s, false
+}