diff --git a/internal/web/static/style.css b/internal/web/static/style.css
index 87b4027..356e32a 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/style.css
+++ b/internal/web/static/style.css
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ul.recent .amt { font-weight: 600; }
 ul.recent .meta { color: #333; }
 ul.recent .atts { margin-left: .15rem; }
 ul.recent .atts a { text-decoration: none; }
-ul.recent .when { color: #999; font-size: .8rem; margin-left: .35rem; }
+ul.recent .when { color: #999; font-size: .8rem; margin-left: .35rem; white-space: nowrap; }
 p.pager { margin-top: 1rem; }
 
 .err {
diff --git a/internal/web/views.go b/internal/web/views.go
index c88ee8e..6c3d888 100644
--- a/internal/web/views.go
+++ b/internal/web/views.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"maisym.com/hsa/internal/receipt"
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func (s *Server) renderRecent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, orderBy, t
 			Date:        row.ReceiptDate.Format(dateLayout),
 			Amount:      dollars(row.AmountCents),
 			Category:    row.Category,
-			Who:         row.Who,
+			Who:         shortWho(row.Who),
 			When:        row.UploadedAt.Local().Format("2006-01-02 15:04"),
 			Filename:    row.OriginalFilename,
 			Attachments: links,
@@ -224,6 +225,17 @@ func (s *Server) handleAttachmentFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	http.ServeContent(w, r, a.OriginalFilename, a.UploadedAt, bytes.NewReader(a.ImageData))
 }
 
+// shortWho abbreviates a "First Last" person label to "F. Last" to keep the recent
+// list compact on narrow screens. Single-word or empty labels are left as-is.
+func shortWho(label string) string {
+	fields := strings.Fields(label)
+	if len(fields) < 2 {
+		return label
+	}
+	first := []rune(fields[0])
+	return string(first[0]) + ". " + fields[len(fields)-1]
+}
+
 // dollars formats integer cents as a plain dollar string, e.g. 1234 -> "12.34".
 func dollars(cents int64) string {
 	if cents < 0 {