diff --git a/webapp/web/js/visualization/personlevel/person_level.js b/webapp/web/js/visualization/personlevel/person_level.js
index 4451397c3..20bab7ce6 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/visualization/personlevel/person_level.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/visualization/personlevel/person_level.js
@@ -104,13 +104,26 @@ function setProfileImage(imageContainerID, rawPath, contextPath) {
 
 }
 
-function setProfileMoniker(monikerContainerID, moniker) {
+function setProfileMoniker(monikerContainerID, moniker, doEllipsis) {
 
 	if (monikerContainerID == "") {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$("#" + monikerContainerID).empty().text(moniker);
+	var finalDisplayMoniker;
+	
+	if (moniker.length > 30 && doEllipsis) {
+		
+		finalDisplayMoniker = moniker.substr(0,30) + "...";
+		
+	} else {
+		
+		finalDisplayMoniker = moniker;
+		
+	}
+	
+	$("#" + monikerContainerID).empty().text(finalDisplayMoniker);
+	$("#" + monikerContainerID).attr('title', moniker);
 
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +141,8 @@ function setProfileName(nameContainerID, name) {
 function processProfileInformation(nameContainerID,
 		monikerContainerID,
 		imageContainerID,
-		profileInfoJSON) {
+		profileInfoJSON,
+		doMonikerEllipsis) {
 
 
 	var name, imageRawPath, imageContextPath, moniker;
@@ -156,7 +170,7 @@ function processProfileInformation(nameContainerID,
 	});
 
 	setProfileName(nameContainerID, name);
-	setProfileMoniker(monikerContainerID, moniker);
+	setProfileMoniker(monikerContainerID, moniker, doMonikerEllipsis);
 	setProfileImage(imageContainerID, imageRawPath, imageContextPath);
 
 }
@@ -224,7 +238,8 @@ function nodeClickedJS(json){
 		processProfileInformation("", 
 				"profileMoniker",
 				"profileImage",
-				jQuery.parseJSON(getWellFormedURLs(obj.url, "profile_info")));
+				jQuery.parseJSON(getWellFormedURLs(obj.url, "profile_info")),
+				true);
 
 	} else{
 		$("#profileUrl").attr("href","#");
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/visualization/person_level.jsp b/webapp/web/templates/visualization/person_level.jsp
index 603386d29..deba1bf12 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/visualization/person_level.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/visualization/person_level.jsp
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 							  "ego_profile_image",
 							  jQuery.parseJSON(getWellFormedURLs("${requestScope.egoURIParam}", "profile_info")));
 
+	/*
+	if ($('#profileMoniker').text().length > 30) {
+		//$('#profileMoniker').text($('#profileMoniker').text().substr(0, 30) + "...");
+		console.log("what");
+	}*/
+
+	
 	<c:if test='${numOfCoAuthorShips <= 0}'>
 
 		if ($('#ego_label').text().length > 0) {