diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/_overview/components/table/components/override-indicator.tsx b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/_overview/components/table/components/override-indicator.tsx
index e5419c9f66..4afcf97a09 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/_overview/components/table/components/override-indicator.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/_overview/components/table/components/override-indicator.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 "use client";
+import { shortenId } from "@/lib/shorten-id";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import type { KeysOverviewLog } from "@unkey/clickhouse/src/keys/keys";
 import { TriangleWarning2 } from "@unkey/icons";
@@ -86,8 +87,7 @@ export const KeyIdentifierColumn = ({ log, apiId, onNavigate }: KeyIdentifierCol
         onClick={handleLinkClick}
       >
         <div className="font-mono font-medium truncate flex items-center">
-          {log.key_id.substring(0, 8)}...
-          {log.key_id.substring(log.key_id.length - 4)}
+          {shortenId(log.key_id)}
         </div>
       </Link>
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/api-id-navbar.tsx b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/api-id-navbar.tsx
index f37a7d10a6..6c85af5a42 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/api-id-navbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/api-id-navbar.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { NavbarActionButton } from "@/components/navigation/action-button";
 import { CopyableIDButton } from "@/components/navigation/copyable-id-button";
 import { Navbar } from "@/components/navigation/navbar";
 import { useIsMobile } from "@/hooks/use-mobile";
+import { shortenId } from "@/lib/shorten-id";
 import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc/client";
 import { ChevronExpandY, Gear, Nodes, Plus, TaskUnchecked } from "@unkey/icons";
 import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
@@ -190,8 +191,7 @@ export const ApisNavbar = ({
                 isIdentifier
                 active
               >
-                {specificKey.id?.substring(0, 8)}...
-                {specificKey.id?.substring(specificKey.id?.length - 4)}
+                {shortenId(specificKey.id)}
               </Navbar.Breadcrumbs.Link>
             )}
           </Navbar.Breadcrumbs>
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/[keyId]/components/table/logs-table.tsx b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/[keyId]/components/table/logs-table.tsx
index 9d9f2f072b..a8f8a7672b 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/[keyId]/components/table/logs-table.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/[keyId]/components/table/logs-table.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 import { VirtualTable } from "@/components/virtual-table/index";
 import type { Column } from "@/components/virtual-table/types";
+import { shortenId } from "@/lib/shorten-id";
 import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc/client";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useQueryTime } from "@/providers/query-time-provider";
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ export const KeyDetailsLogsTable = ({ keyspaceId, keyId, selectedLog, onLogSelec
                 log.tags.slice(0, 3).map((tag) => (
                   <InfoTooltip
                     variant="inverted"
+                    className="px-2 py-1"
                     key={tag}
                     content={
                       <div className="max-w-xs">
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ export const KeyDetailsLogsTable = ({ keyspaceId, keyId, selectedLog, onLogSelec
                             </div>
                           </div>
                         ) : (
-                          <div className="flex justify-between items-start gap-1.5">
+                          <div className="flex justify-between items-center gap-1.5">
                             <div className="break-all max-w-[300px] truncate">{tag}</div>
                             {/* biome-ignore lint/a11y/useKeyWithClickEvents: <explanation> */}
                             <div
@@ -353,7 +355,11 @@ export const KeyDetailsLogsTable = ({ keyspaceId, keyId, selectedLog, onLogSelec
                           : "",
                       )}
                     >
-                      {tag.length > 15 ? `${tag.substring(0, 12)}...` : tag}
+                      {shortenId(tag, {
+                        endChars: 0,
+                        minLength: 14,
+                        startChars: 10,
+                      })}
                     </Badge>
                   </InfoTooltip>
                 ))
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/_components/components/table/keys-list.tsx b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/_components/components/table/keys-list.tsx
index 980f410785..5bdfa1f9ed 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/_components/components/table/keys-list.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/apis/[apiId]/keys/[keyAuthId]/_components/components/table/keys-list.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 import { VirtualTable } from "@/components/virtual-table/index";
 import type { Column } from "@/components/virtual-table/types";
+import { shortenId } from "@/lib/shorten-id";
 import type { KeyDetails } from "@/lib/trpc/routers/api/keys/query-api-keys/schema";
 import { BookBookmark, Dots, Focus, Key } from "@unkey/icons";
 import { Button, Checkbox, Empty, InfoTooltip, Loading } from "@unkey/ui";
@@ -182,8 +183,7 @@ export const KeysList = ({
                     }}
                   >
                     <div className="font-mono font-medium truncate text-brand-12">
-                      {key.id.substring(0, 8)}...
-                      {key.id.substring(key.id.length - 4)}
+                      {shortenId(key.id)}
                     </div>
                   </Link>
                   {key.name && (
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/audit/components/controls/components/logs-filters/components/root-keys-filter.tsx b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/audit/components/controls/components/logs-filters/components/root-keys-filter.tsx
index 575673aa4c..67cb6b8bdd 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/audit/components/controls/components/logs-filters/components/root-keys-filter.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/(app)/audit/components/controls/components/logs-filters/components/root-keys-filter.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useFilters } from "@/app/(app)/audit/hooks/use-filters";
 import { FilterCheckbox } from "@/components/logs/checkbox/filter-checkbox";
+import { shortenId } from "@/lib/shorten-id";
 
 export const RootKeysFilter = ({
   rootKeys,
@@ -37,10 +38,5 @@ export const RootKeysFilter = ({
 // This is to avoid displaying the full id in the filter.
 const getRootKeyLabel = (rootKey: { id: string; name: string | null }) => {
   const id = rootKey.id;
-  const prefix = id.substring(0, id.indexOf("_") + 1);
-  const obfuscatedMiddle =
-    id.substring(id.indexOf("_") + 1, id.indexOf("_") + 5).length > 0 ? "..." : "";
-  const nextFour = id.substring(id.indexOf("_") + 1, id.indexOf("_") + 5);
-  const lastFour = id.substring(id.length - 4);
-  return rootKey.name ?? prefix + nextFour + obfuscatedMiddle + lastFour;
+  return rootKey.name ?? shortenId(id);
 };
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/lib/shorten-id.ts b/apps/dashboard/lib/shorten-id.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..172afa5c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/lib/shorten-id.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Shortens an ID by keeping a specified number of characters from the start and end,
+ * with customizable separator in between.
+ */
+export function shortenId(
+  id: string,
+  options: {
+    /** Number of characters to keep from the start (default: 8) */
+    startChars?: number;
+    /** Number of characters to keep from the end (default: 4) */
+    endChars?: number;
+    /** Separator between start and end (default: "...") */
+    separator?: string;
+    /** Minimum length required to apply shortening (default: startChars + endChars + 3) */
+    minLength?: number;
+  } = {},
+): string {
+  const {
+    startChars = 8,
+    endChars = 4,
+    separator = "...",
+    minLength = startChars + endChars + 3,
+  } = options;
+
+  // Validate inputs
+  if (startChars < 0 || endChars < 0) {
+    throw new Error("startChars and endChars must be non-negative");
+  }
+
+  if (startChars + endChars === 0) {
+    throw new Error("At least one of startChars or endChars must be greater than 0");
+  }
+
+  // Return original if too short to meaningfully shorten
+  if (id.length <= minLength) {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  // Handle edge case where requested chars exceed ID length
+  if (startChars + endChars >= id.length) {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  const start = id.substring(0, startChars);
+  const end = id.substring(id.length - endChars);
+
+  return `${start}${separator}${end}`;
+}