diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index ffb8f54..6f7cda3 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var sliceAnsi = require('slice-ansi')
 
 /**
  * Repeats a string.
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ exports.repeat = function (str, times) {
 
 exports.truncate = function (str, length, chr) {
   chr = chr || '…'
-  return str.length >= length ? str.substr(0, length - chr.length) + chr : str
+  return exports.strlen(str) >= length ? sliceAnsi(str, 0, length - chr.length) + chr : str
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 97c40b7..a89b78f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     "table"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "chalk": "3.0.0"
+    "chalk": "3.0.0",
+    "slice-ansi": "3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "should": "~0.6",