diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
index 88e69598..f9f35efc 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
@@ -2,18 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <Utf8.h>
 
-namespace {
-size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str) {
-  if (str.empty()) return 0;
-  size_t pos = str.size() - 1;
-  while (pos > 0 && (static_cast<unsigned char>(str[pos]) & 0xC0) == 0x80) {
-    --pos;
-  }
-  str.resize(pos);
-  return pos;
-}
-}  // namespace
-
 void GfxRenderer::insertFont(const int fontId, EpdFontFamily font) { fontMap.insert({fontId, font}); }
 
 void GfxRenderer::rotateCoordinates(const int x, const int y, int* rotatedX, int* rotatedY) const {
diff --git a/lib/Utf8/Utf8.cpp b/lib/Utf8/Utf8.cpp
index d5f7ebce..f77cce55 100644
--- a/lib/Utf8/Utf8.cpp
+++ b/lib/Utf8/Utf8.cpp
@@ -29,3 +29,20 @@ uint32_t utf8NextCodepoint(const unsigned char** string) {
 
   return cp;
 }
+
+size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str) {
+  if (str.empty()) return 0;
+  size_t pos = str.size() - 1;
+  while (pos > 0 && (static_cast<unsigned char>(str[pos]) & 0xC0) == 0x80) {
+    --pos;
+  }
+  str.resize(pos);
+  return pos;
+}
+
+// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 characters from the end
+void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, const size_t numChars) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < numChars && !str.empty(); ++i) {
+    utf8RemoveLastChar(str);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Utf8/Utf8.h b/lib/Utf8/Utf8.h
index 095c1584..23d63a4e 100644
--- a/lib/Utf8/Utf8.h
+++ b/lib/Utf8/Utf8.h
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstdint>
-
+#include <string>
 #define REPLACEMENT_GLYPH 0xFFFD
 
 uint32_t utf8NextCodepoint(const unsigned char** string);
+// Remove the last UTF-8 codepoint from a std::string and return the new size.
+size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str);
+// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 codepoints from the end.
+void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, size_t numChars);
diff --git a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
index 58b29505..670f7cff 100644
--- a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "fontIds.h"
 #include "util/StringUtils.h"
 
+#include <Utf8.h>
+
 void HomeActivity::taskTrampoline(void* param) {
   auto* self = static_cast<HomeActivity*>(param);
   self->displayTaskLoop();
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
         while (!lines.back().empty() && renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, lines.back().c_str()) > maxLineWidth) {
           // Remove "..." first, then remove one UTF-8 char, then add "..." back
           lines.back().resize(lines.back().size() - 3);  // Remove "..."
-          StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(lines.back());
+          utf8RemoveLastChar(lines.back());
           lines.back().append("...");
         }
         break;
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
       int wordWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, i.c_str());
       while (wordWidth > maxLineWidth && !i.empty()) {
         // Word itself is too long, trim it (UTF-8 safe)
-        StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(i);
+        utf8RemoveLastChar(i);
         // Check if we have room for ellipsis
         std::string withEllipsis = i + "...";
         wordWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, withEllipsis.c_str());
@@ -428,7 +430,7 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
       if (!lastBookAuthor.empty()) {
         std::string trimmedAuthor = lastBookAuthor;
         while (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, trimmedAuthor.c_str()) > maxLineWidth && !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
-          StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
+          utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
         }
         if (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, trimmedAuthor.c_str()) <
             renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, lastBookAuthor.c_str())) {
@@ -462,14 +464,14 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
       // Trim author if too long (UTF-8 safe)
       bool wasTrimmed = false;
       while (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, trimmedAuthor.c_str()) > maxLineWidth && !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
-        StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
+        utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
         wasTrimmed = true;
       }
       if (wasTrimmed && !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
         // Make room for ellipsis
         while (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, (trimmedAuthor + "...").c_str()) > maxLineWidth &&
                !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
-          StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
+          utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
         }
         trimmedAuthor.append("...");
       }
diff --git a/src/util/StringUtils.cpp b/src/util/StringUtils.cpp
index 2426b687..8e2ce58e 100644
--- a/src/util/StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/util/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -61,23 +61,4 @@ bool checkFileExtension(const String& fileName, const char* extension) {
   return localFile.endsWith(localExtension);
 }
 
-size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str) {
-  if (str.empty()) return 0;
-  size_t pos = str.size() - 1;
-  // Walk back to find the start of the last UTF-8 character
-  // UTF-8 continuation bytes start with 10xxxxxx (0x80-0xBF)
-  while (pos > 0 && (static_cast<unsigned char>(str[pos]) & 0xC0) == 0x80) {
-    --pos;
-  }
-  str.resize(pos);
-  return pos;
-}
-
-// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 characters from the end
-void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, const size_t numChars) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < numChars && !str.empty(); ++i) {
-    utf8RemoveLastChar(str);
-  }
-}
-
 }  // namespace StringUtils
diff --git a/src/util/StringUtils.h b/src/util/StringUtils.h
index 5c8332f0..4b93729b 100644
--- a/src/util/StringUtils.h
+++ b/src/util/StringUtils.h
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ std::string sanitizeFilename(const std::string& name, size_t maxLength = 100);
 bool checkFileExtension(const std::string& fileName, const char* extension);
 bool checkFileExtension(const String& fileName, const char* extension);
 
-// UTF-8 safe string truncation - removes one character from the end
-// Returns the new size after removing one UTF-8 character
-size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str);
-
-// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 characters from the end
-void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, size_t numChars);
 }  // namespace StringUtils