diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3b80f421..e69ba537 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.9.0 - October 17, 2023
+------------------------
+
+* feat: Add a ``text_truncation_chars`` configuration for values that exceed ``max_column_width`` in :meth:`.Table.print_table` and :meth:`.Table.print_html`.
+* feat: Add a ``number_truncation_chars`` configuration for values that exceed ``max_precision`` in :meth:`.Table.print_table` and :meth:`.Table.print_html`.
+
 1.8.0 - October 10, 2023
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/agate/config.py b/agate/config.py
index b20b275e..f79ee875 100644
--- a/agate/config.py
+++ b/agate/config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 +-------------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
 | ellipsis_chars          | Characters to render for ellipsis        | '...'                                   |
 +-------------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| text_truncation_chars   | Characters for truncated text values     | '...'                                   |
++-------------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| number_truncation_chars | Characters for truncated number values   | '…'                                     |
++-------------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
 
 """
 
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@
     'tick_char': '+',
     #: Characters to render for ellipsis
     'ellipsis_chars': '...',
+    #: Characters for truncated text values
+    'text_truncation_chars': '...',
+    #: Characters for truncated number values
+    'number_truncation_chars': '…',
 }
 
 
diff --git a/agate/table/print_html.py b/agate/table/print_html.py
index 610516a2..41c0837b 100644
--- a/agate/table/print_html.py
+++ b/agate/table/print_html.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ def print_html(self, max_rows=20, max_columns=6, output=sys.stdout, max_column_w
         max_precision = float('inf')
 
     ellipsis = config.get_option('ellipsis_chars')
+    truncation = config.get_option('text_truncation_chars')
+    len_truncation = len(truncation)
     locale = locale or config.get_option('default_locale')
 
     rows_truncated = max_rows < len(self._rows)
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ def print_html(self, max_rows=20, max_columns=6, output=sys.stdout, max_column_w
                 v = str(v)
 
             if max_column_width is not None and len(v) > max_column_width:
-                v = '%s...' % v[:max_column_width - 3]
+                v = '%s%s' % (v[:max_column_width - len_truncation], truncation)
 
             formatted_row.append(v)
 
diff --git a/agate/table/print_table.py b/agate/table/print_table.py
index 3490b1e0..d066488a 100644
--- a/agate/table/print_table.py
+++ b/agate/table/print_table.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ def print_table(self, max_rows=20, max_columns=6, output=sys.stdout, max_column_
         max_precision = float('inf')
 
     ellipsis = config.get_option('ellipsis_chars')
+    truncation = config.get_option('text_truncation_chars')
+    len_truncation = len(truncation)
     h_line = config.get_option('horizontal_line_char')
     v_line = config.get_option('vertical_line_char')
     locale = locale or config.get_option('default_locale')
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ def print_table(self, max_rows=20, max_columns=6, output=sys.stdout, max_column_
     column_names = []
     for column_name in self.column_names[:max_columns]:
         if max_column_width is not None and len(column_name) > max_column_width:
-            column_names.append('%s...' % column_name[:max_column_width - 3])
+            column_names.append('%s%s' % (column_name[:max_column_width - len_truncation], truncation))
         else:
             column_names.append(column_name)
 
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ def print_table(self, max_rows=20, max_columns=6, output=sys.stdout, max_column_
                 v = str(v)
 
             if max_column_width is not None and len(v) > max_column_width:
-                v = '%s...' % v[:max_column_width - 3]
+                v = '%s%s' % (v[:max_column_width - len_truncation], truncation)
 
             if len(v) > widths[j]:
                 widths[j] = len(v)
diff --git a/agate/utils.py b/agate/utils.py
index fc290c18..69bb01eb 100644
--- a/agate/utils.py
+++ b/agate/utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 from slugify import slugify as pslugify
 
+from agate import config
 from agate.warns import warn_duplicate_column, warn_unnamed_column
 
 #: Sentinal for use when `None` is an valid argument value
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ def make_number_formatter(decimal_places, add_ellipsis=False):
         Optionally add an ellipsis symbol at the end of a number
     """
     fraction = '0' * decimal_places
-    ellipsis = '…' if add_ellipsis else ''
+    ellipsis = config.get_option('number_truncation_chars') if add_ellipsis else ''
     return ''.join(['#,##0.', fraction, ellipsis, ';-#,##0.', fraction, ellipsis])
 
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fd23c0bb..5907e574 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 project = 'agate'
 copyright = '2017, Christopher Groskopf'
-version = '1.8.0'
+version = '1.9.0'
 release = version
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8d77a5f8..9b1c5383 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='agate',
-    version='1.8.0',
+    version='1.9.0',
     description='A data analysis library that is optimized for humans instead of machines.',
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',