diff --git a/src/discord/message.py b/src/discord/message.py
index 51d251e..3ff53d4 100644
--- a/src/discord/message.py
+++ b/src/discord/message.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class DiscordMessage:
 			self.embed["color"] = math.floor(self.embed["color"])
 		if not self.embed["author"].get("icon_url", None) and settings["event_appearance"].get(self.event_type, {"icon": None})["icon"]:
 			self.embed["author"]["icon_url"] = settings["event_appearance"][self.event_type]["icon"]
-		if len(self.embed["title"]) > 254:
+		if len(self.embed["title"].encode('utf-8')) > 254:
 			self.embed["title"] = self.embed["title"][0:253] + "…"
 		self.finish_embed_message()