diff --git a/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/Expressions/ExpressionGenerator.cs b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/Expressions/ExpressionGenerator.cs
index 99b384a..67f4de5 100644
--- a/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/Expressions/ExpressionGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/Expressions/ExpressionGenerator.cs
@@ -361,13 +361,7 @@ public class ExpressionGenerator : IVisitor<string>
     }
 
     private static string TruncateText(string text, int maxLength)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text) || text.Length <= maxLength)
-        {
-            return text;
-        }
-        return string.Concat(text.AsSpan(0, maxLength), "...");
-    }
+        => Internal.MarkdownTextHelpers.TruncateText(text, maxLength);
 
     #region IVisitor Implementation
 
diff --git a/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/Internal/MarkdownTextHelpers.cs b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/Internal/MarkdownTextHelpers.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6f97b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/Internal/MarkdownTextHelpers.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace Strata.SqlTools.Markdown.Internal;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Small text utilities shared by the Markdown generators.
+/// Kept <c>internal</c> so they don't widen the public surface of this assembly.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class MarkdownTextHelpers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Truncates a string to <paramref name="maxLength"/> characters, appending an ellipsis when truncated.
+    /// Returns the input unchanged when null/whitespace or already short enough.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static string TruncateText(string text, int maxLength)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text) || text.Length <= maxLength)
+        {
+            return text;
+        }
+        return string.Concat(text.AsSpan(0, maxLength), "...");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/QueryBreakdownGenerator.cs b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/QueryBreakdownGenerator.cs
index 051cc8a..dcb44a6 100644
--- a/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/QueryBreakdownGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/QueryBreakdownGenerator.cs
@@ -191,17 +191,7 @@ public static class QueryBreakdownGenerator
             .Replace(">", "&gt;");
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Truncates text to a maximum length and adds ellipsis if needed.
-    /// </summary>
     private static string TruncateText(string text, int maxLength)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text) || text.Length <= maxLength)
-        {
-            return text;
-        }
-
-        return string.Concat(text.AsSpan(0, maxLength), "...");
-    }
+        => Internal.MarkdownTextHelpers.TruncateText(text, maxLength);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/SqlStatementGenerator.cs b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/SqlStatementGenerator.cs
index 49bc4da..f3dc210 100644
--- a/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/SqlStatementGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Strata.SqlTools.Markdown/SqlServer/SqlStatementGenerator.cs
@@ -112,18 +112,8 @@ public static class SqlStatementGenerator
             .Replace("\r", "");
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Truncates text to a maximum length.
-    /// </summary>
     private static string TruncateText(string text, int maxLength)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text) || text.Length <= maxLength)
-        {
-            return text;
-        }
-
-        return string.Concat(text.AsSpan(0, maxLength), "...");
-    }
+        => Internal.MarkdownTextHelpers.TruncateText(text, maxLength);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Cleans table name for use in Mermaid diagrams.