From e2661402e1d69cf693a3064076b8b999da5ca0bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard Torres <richardtorres314@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 11:58:57 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fixing toInitials bug that truncates custom initials

---
 src/components/avatar/__snapshots__/avatar.test.tsx.snap | 2 +-
 src/services/string/to_initials.ts                       | 2 +-
 upcoming_changelogs/6346.md                              | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 upcoming_changelogs/6346.md

diff --git a/src/components/avatar/__snapshots__/avatar.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/avatar/__snapshots__/avatar.test.tsx.snap
index 882d6ab0a55..193992e2117 100644
--- a/src/components/avatar/__snapshots__/avatar.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/avatar/__snapshots__/avatar.test.tsx.snap
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ exports[`EuiAvatar props initials is rendered 1`] = `
   <span
     aria-hidden="true"
   >
-    l
+    lo
   </span>
 </div>
 `;
diff --git a/src/services/string/to_initials.ts b/src/services/string/to_initials.ts
index 9d55f328088..fd0d77e57c2 100644
--- a/src/services/string/to_initials.ts
+++ b/src/services/string/to_initials.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function toInitials(
 ): string | null {
   // Calculate the number of initials to show, maxing out at MAX_INITIALS
   let calculatedInitialsLength: number = initials
-    ? initials.split(' ').length
+    ? initials.split('').length
     : name.split(' ').length;
 
   calculatedInitialsLength =
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/6346.md b/upcoming_changelogs/6346.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe8b1314480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/6346.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed bug in `to_initials` that truncates custom initials