diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index beb755a..7bbab4e 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     </script>
 
     <script id='support-proposal-template' type='text/x-handlebars-template'>
-      <div class='abstract'><p>"{{abstract}}"</p></div>
+      <div class='abstract'><p>"{{trimString abstract 200}}"</p></div>
       <div class="vote-actions">
         <a href="#" class="like dislike" data-vote-value="-1"></a>
         <a href="#" class="like" data-vote-value="1"></a>
diff --git a/js/handlebars-helpers.js b/js/handlebars-helpers.js
index b36ab66..530dee9 100644
--- a/js/handlebars-helpers.js
+++ b/js/handlebars-helpers.js
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('select_proposal', function(proposals, category_slug, 
   return ret;
 });
 
+Handlebars.registerHelper('trimString', function(passedString, endstring) {
+  var theString = passedString.substring(0, endstring);
+  return new Handlebars.SafeString(theString)
+});
+
 function proposal_has_category(proposal, category_slug) {
   for(var i=0; i<proposal.categories.length; i++) {
     if(proposal.categories[i].slug == category_slug)
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