diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/hooks/useGrapheme.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/hooks/useGrapheme.tsx
index 01b5b96989..aa375ff470 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/hooks/useGrapheme.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/hooks/useGrapheme.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const useGrapheme = () => {
 
         if (graphemes.length > length) {
           remainingCharacters = 0
-          name = `${graphemes.slice(0, length).join('')}...`
+          name = `${graphemes.slice(0, length).join('')}…`
         } else {
           remainingCharacters = length - graphemes.length
           name = graphemes.join('')
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx
index f1b5941364..0fda6843b4 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import {useRef} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
 import Animated, {FadeInDown, FadeOut} from 'react-native-reanimated'
-import {AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 
 import {PressableScale} from '#/lib/custom-animations/PressableScale'
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ import {useActorAutocompleteQuery} from '#/state/queries/actor-autocomplete'
 import {UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
-import {useGrapheme} from '../hooks/useGrapheme'
 
 export function Autocomplete({
   prefix,
@@ -22,15 +19,11 @@ export function Autocomplete({
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
 
-  const {getGraphemeString} = useGrapheme()
   const isActive = !!prefix
-  const {data: suggestions, isFetching} = useActorAutocompleteQuery(prefix)
-  const suggestionsRef = useRef<
-    AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic[] | undefined
-  >(undefined)
-  if (suggestions) {
-    suggestionsRef.current = suggestions
-  }
+  const {data: suggestions, isFetching} = useActorAutocompleteQuery(
+    prefix,
+    true,
+  )
 
   if (!isActive) return null
 
@@ -46,26 +39,8 @@ export function Autocomplete({
         t.atoms.border_contrast_high,
         {marginLeft: -62},
       ]}>
-      {suggestionsRef.current?.length ? (
-        suggestionsRef.current.slice(0, 5).map((item, index, arr) => {
-          // Eventually use an average length
-          const MAX_CHARS = 40
-          const MAX_HANDLE_CHARS = 20
-
-          // Using this approach because styling is not respecting
-          // bounding box wrapping (before converting to ellipsis)
-          const {name: displayHandle, remainingCharacters} = getGraphemeString(
-            item.handle,
-            MAX_HANDLE_CHARS,
-          )
-
-          const {name: displayName} = getGraphemeString(
-            item.displayName || item.handle,
-            MAX_CHARS -
-              MAX_HANDLE_CHARS +
-              (remainingCharacters > 0 ? remainingCharacters : 0),
-          )
-
+      {suggestions?.length ? (
+        suggestions.slice(0, 5).map((item, index, arr) => {
           return (
             <View
               style={[
@@ -93,15 +68,23 @@ export function Autocomplete({
                     type={item.associated?.labeler ? 'labeler' : 'user'}
                   />
                   <Text
-                    style={[a.text_md, a.font_bold]}
-                    emoji={true}
+                    style={[a.flex_1, a.text_md, a.font_bold]}
+                    emoji
                     numberOfLines={1}>
-                    {sanitizeDisplayName(displayName)}
+                    {sanitizeDisplayName(
+                      item.displayName || sanitizeHandle(item.handle),
+                    )}
+                  </Text>
+                  <Text
+                    style={[
+                      t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
+                      a.text_right,
+                      {maxWidth: '50%'},
+                    ]}
+                    numberOfLines={1}>
+                    {sanitizeHandle(item.handle, '@')}
                   </Text>
                 </View>
-                <Text style={[t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]} numberOfLines={1}>
-                  {sanitizeHandle(displayHandle, '@')}
-                </Text>
               </PressableScale>
             </View>
           )
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx
index 0599ddb395..f40c2ee8d9 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
 import tippy, {Instance as TippyInstance} from 'tippy.js'
 
 import {usePalette} from '#/lib/hooks/usePalette'
+import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
+import {sanitizeHandle} from '#/lib/strings/handles'
 import {ActorAutocompleteFn} from '#/state/queries/actor-autocomplete'
 import {Text} from '#/view/com/util/text/Text'
 import {UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
@@ -148,7 +150,9 @@ const MentionList = forwardRef<MentionListRef, SuggestionProps>(
           {items.length > 0 ? (
             items.map((item, index) => {
               const {name: displayName} = getGraphemeString(
-                item.displayName ?? item.handle,
+                sanitizeDisplayName(
+                  item.displayName || sanitizeHandle(item.handle),
+                ),
                 30, // Heuristic value; can be modified
               )
               const isSelected = selectedIndex === index
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ const MentionList = forwardRef<MentionListRef, SuggestionProps>(
                     </Text>
                   </View>
                   <Text type="xs" style={pal.textLight} numberOfLines={1}>
-                    @{item.handle}
+                    {sanitizeHandle(item.handle, '@')}
                   </Text>
                 </Pressable>
               )