diff --git a/patch-ruRU-5/Interface/GlueXML/CharacterCreate.lua b/patch-ruRU-5/Interface/GlueXML/CharacterCreate.lua
index 648e333..6fe0576 100644
--- a/patch-ruRU-5/Interface/GlueXML/CharacterCreate.lua
+++ b/patch-ruRU-5/Interface/GlueXML/CharacterCreate.lua
@@ -82,6 +82,38 @@ local classTooltips = {};
 local detailedRaceTooltips = {};
 local detailedClassTooltips = {};
 
+local function UTF8Chars(text)
+    return string.gmatch(text or "", "[%z\1-\127\194-\244][\128-\191]*")
+end
+
+local function UTF8Length(text)
+    local length = 0
+    for _ in UTF8Chars(text) do
+        length = length + 1
+    end
+    return length
+end
+
+local function UTF8Sub(text, startChar, endChar)
+    local chars = {}
+    local currentChar = 1
+
+    startChar = math.max(startChar or 1, 1)
+    endChar = endChar or UTF8Length(text)
+
+    for char in UTF8Chars(text) do
+        if currentChar >= startChar and currentChar <= endChar then
+            chars[#chars + 1] = char
+        elseif currentChar > endChar then
+            break
+        end
+
+        currentChar = currentChar + 1
+    end
+
+    return table.concat(chars)
+end
+
 local function HideAllTooltips()
     for button, tooltip in pairs(raceTooltips) do
         if tooltip then
@@ -1056,16 +1088,16 @@ function CharacterCreateEnumerateClasses(...)
 
 		if className == "Caballero de la Muerte" then
 			button.nameFrame.text:SetText("Caballero\nde la Muerte");
-		elseif string.len(className) > 12 then
+		elseif UTF8Length(className) > 12 then
 			local spacePos = string.find(className, " ", 6)
 			if spacePos then
 				local firstPart = string.sub(className, 1, spacePos - 1);
 				local secondPart = string.sub(className, spacePos + 1);
 				button.nameFrame.text:SetText(firstPart .. "\n" .. secondPart);
 			else
-				local midPoint = math.floor(string.len(className) / 2);
-				local firstPart = string.sub(className, 1, midPoint);
-				local secondPart = string.sub(className, midPoint + 1);
+				local midPoint = math.floor(UTF8Length(className) / 2);
+				local firstPart = UTF8Sub(className, 1, midPoint);
+				local secondPart = UTF8Sub(className, midPoint + 1);
 				button.nameFrame.text:SetText(firstPart .. "-\n" .. secondPart);
 			end
 		else