Use single character width for ellipsis entity

netbox/extras/tables/tables.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ IMAGEATTACHMENT_IMAGE = """
   <a href="{{ record.image.url }}" target="_blank" class="image-preview" data-bs-placement="top">
     <i class="mdi mdi-image"></i></a>
 {% endif %}
-<a href="{{ record.get_absolute_url }}">{{ record }}</a>
+<a href="{{ record.get_absolute_url }}">{{ record.filename|truncate_middle:16 }}</a>
 """
 
 NOTIFICATION_ICON = """

netbox/translations/en/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-22 05:07+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-21 05:07+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -12037,7 +12037,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "date synced"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: netbox/netbox/models/features.py:621
+#: netbox/netbox/models/features.py:623
 #, python-brace-format
 msgid "{class_name} must implement a sync_data() method."
 msgstr ""
@@ -13935,8 +13935,8 @@ msgid "No VLANs Assigned"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: netbox/templates/dcim/inc/interface_vlans_table.html:44
-#: netbox/templates/ipam/inc/max_depth.html:11
+#: netbox/templates/ipam/prefix_list.html:16
-#: netbox/templates/ipam/inc/max_length.html:11
+#: netbox/templates/ipam/prefix_list.html:33
 msgid "Clear"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -15053,8 +15053,8 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Date Added"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: netbox/templates/ipam/aggregate/prefixes.html:10
+#: netbox/templates/ipam/aggregate/prefixes.html:8
-#: netbox/templates/ipam/prefix/prefixes.html:10
+#: netbox/templates/ipam/prefix/prefixes.html:8
 #: netbox/templates/ipam/role.html:10
 msgid "Add Prefix"
 msgstr ""
@@ -15083,14 +15083,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Bulk Create"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: netbox/templates/ipam/inc/max_depth.html:6
-msgid "Max Depth"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: netbox/templates/ipam/inc/max_length.html:6
-msgid "Max Length"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: netbox/templates/ipam/inc/panels/fhrp_groups.html:10
 msgid "Create Group"
 msgstr ""
@@ -15192,6 +15184,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Hide Depth Indicators"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: netbox/templates/ipam/prefix_list.html:11
+msgid "Max Depth"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: netbox/templates/ipam/prefix_list.html:28
+msgid "Max Length"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: netbox/templates/ipam/rir.html:10
 msgid "Add Aggregate"
 msgstr ""

netbox/utilities/templatetags/builtins/filters.py

@@ -252,3 +252,16 @@ def isodatetime(value, spec='seconds'):
     else:
         return ''
     return mark_safe(f'<span title="{naturaltime(value)}">{text}</span>')
+
+
+@register.filter
+def truncate_middle(value, length):
+    if len(value) <= length:
+        return value
+
+    # Calculate split points for the two parts
+    half_len = (length - 1) // 2  # 1 for the ellipsis
+    first_part = value[:half_len]
+    second_part = value[len(value) - (length - 1 - half_len):]
+
+    return mark_safe(f"{first_part}&hellip;{second_part}")