diff --git a/.forge-snapshots/positionDescriptor bytecode size.snap b/.forge-snapshots/positionDescriptor bytecode size.snap
index a23dd234..6f097d73 100644
--- a/.forge-snapshots/positionDescriptor bytecode size.snap	
+++ b/.forge-snapshots/positionDescriptor bytecode size.snap	
@@ -1 +1 @@
-31443
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+31619
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diff --git a/src/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.sol b/src/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.sol
index 029244aa..b220bf29 100644
--- a/src/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.sol
+++ b/src/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.sol
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {AddressStringUtil} from "./AddressStringUtil.sol";
 library SafeCurrencyMetadata {
     using CurrencyLibrary for Currency;
 
+    uint8 constant MAX_SYMBOL_LENGTH = 12;
+
     /// @notice attempts to extract the token symbol. if it does not implement symbol, returns a symbol derived from the address
     /// @param currency The currency
     /// @param nativeLabel The native label
@@ -25,6 +27,9 @@ library SafeCurrencyMetadata {
             // fallback to 6 uppercase hex of address
             return addressToSymbol(currencyAddress);
         }
+        if (bytes(symbol).length > MAX_SYMBOL_LENGTH) {
+            return truncateSymbol(symbol);
+        }
         return symbol;
     }
 
@@ -92,4 +97,17 @@ library SafeCurrencyMetadata {
         }
         return "";
     }
+
+    /// @notice truncates the symbol to the MAX_SYMBOL_LENGTH
+    /// @dev assumes the string is already longer than MAX_SYMBOL_LENGTH (or the same)
+    /// @param str the symbol
+    /// @return the truncated symbol
+    function truncateSymbol(string memory str) internal pure returns (string memory) {
+        bytes memory strBytes = bytes(str);
+        bytes memory truncatedBytes = new bytes(MAX_SYMBOL_LENGTH);
+        for (uint256 i = 0; i < MAX_SYMBOL_LENGTH; i++) {
+            truncatedBytes[i] = strBytes[i];
+        }
+        return string(truncatedBytes);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.t.sol b/test/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.t.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15f6e0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.t.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
+pragma solidity ^0.8.24;
+
+import "forge-std/Test.sol";
+import {SafeCurrencyMetadata} from "../../src/libraries/SafeCurrencyMetadata.sol";
+
+contract SafeCurrencyMetadataTest is Test {
+    function test_truncateSymbol_succeeds() public pure {
+        // 12 characters
+        assertEq(SafeCurrencyMetadata.truncateSymbol("123456789012"), "123456789012");
+        // 13 characters
+        assertEq(SafeCurrencyMetadata.truncateSymbol("1234567890123"), "123456789012");
+        // 14 characters
+        assertEq(SafeCurrencyMetadata.truncateSymbol("12345678901234"), "123456789012");
+    }
+}