diff --git a/dbterd/adapters/targets/mermaid/mermaid_test_relationship.py b/dbterd/adapters/targets/mermaid/mermaid_test_relationship.py
index fbaf560..b3b5677 100644
--- a/dbterd/adapters/targets/mermaid/mermaid_test_relationship.py
+++ b/dbterd/adapters/targets/mermaid/mermaid_test_relationship.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import re
+from typing import Optional
+
 from dbterd.adapters.algos import test_relationship
 
 
@@ -14,6 +17,56 @@ def run(manifest, catalog, **kwargs):
     return ("output.md", parse(manifest, catalog, **kwargs))
 
 
+def replace_column_name(column_name: str) -> str:
+    """Replace column names containing special characters.
+    To prevent mermaid from not being able to render column names that may contain special characters.
+
+    Args:
+        column_name (str): column name
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Column name with special characters substituted
+    """
+    return column_name.replace(" ", "-").replace(".", "__")
+
+
+def match_complex_column_type(column_type: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Returns the root type from nested complex types.
+    As an example, if the input is `Struct<field1 string, field2 string>`, return `Struct`.
+
+    Args:
+        column_type (str): column type
+
+    Returns:
+        Optional[str]: Returns root type if input type is nested complex type, otherwise returns `None` for primitive types
+    """
+    pattern = r"(\w+)<(\w+\s+\w+(\s*,\s*\w+\s+\w+)*)>"
+    match = re.match(pattern, column_type)
+    if match:
+        return match.group(1)
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
+def replace_column_type(column_type: str) -> str:
+    """If type of column contains special characters that cannot be drawn by mermaid, replace them with strings that can be drawn.
+    If the type string contains a nested complex type, omit it to make it easier to read.
+
+    Args:
+        column_type (str): column type
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Type of column with special characters are substituted or omitted
+    """
+    # Some specific DWHs may have types that cannot be drawn in mermaid, such as `Struct<first_name string, last_name string>`.
+    # These types may be nested and can be very long, so omit them
+    complex_column_type = match_complex_column_type(column_type)
+    if complex_column_type:
+        return f"{complex_column_type}[OMITTED]"
+    else:
+        return column_type.replace(" ", "-")
+
+
 def parse(manifest, catalog, **kwargs):
     """Get the Mermaid content from dbt artifacts
 
@@ -35,7 +88,7 @@ def parse(manifest, catalog, **kwargs):
         table_name = table.name.upper()
         columns = "\n".join(
             [
-                f'    {x.data_type.replace(" ","-")} {x.name.replace(" ","-")}'
+                f"    {replace_column_type(x.data_type)} {replace_column_name(x.name)}"
                 for x in table.columns
             ]
         )
@@ -49,9 +102,9 @@ def parse(manifest, catalog, **kwargs):
     for rel in relationships:
         key_from = f'"{rel.table_map[1]}"'
         key_to = f'"{rel.table_map[0]}"'
-        reference_text = rel.column_map[0].replace(" ", "-")
+        reference_text = replace_column_name(rel.column_map[0])
         if rel.column_map[0] != rel.column_map[1]:
-            reference_text += f"--{ rel.column_map[1].replace(' ','-')}"
+            reference_text += f"--{ replace_column_name(rel.column_map[1])}"
         mermaid += f"  {key_from.upper()} {get_rel_symbol(rel.type)} {key_to.upper()}: {reference_text}\n"
 
     return mermaid
diff --git a/tests/unit/adapters/targets/mermaid/test_mermaid_test_relationship.py b/tests/unit/adapters/targets/mermaid/test_mermaid_test_relationship.py
index 7aa9801..e7c19ee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/adapters/targets/mermaid/test_mermaid_test_relationship.py
+++ b/tests/unit/adapters/targets/mermaid/test_mermaid_test_relationship.py
@@ -249,6 +249,55 @@ class TestMermaidTestRelationship:
                   }
                 """,
             ),
+            (
+                [
+                    Table(
+                        name="model.dbt_resto.table1",
+                        node_name="model.dbt_resto.table1",
+                        database="--database--",
+                        schema="--schema--",
+                        columns=[
+                            Column(name="name1.first_name", data_type="name1-type")
+                        ],
+                        raw_sql="--irrelevant--",
+                    ),
+                    Table(
+                        name="model.dbt_resto.table2",
+                        node_name="model.dbt_resto.table2",
+                        database="--database2--",
+                        schema="--schema2--",
+                        columns=[
+                            Column(name="name2.first_name", data_type="name2-type2"),
+                            Column(
+                                name="complex_struct",
+                                data_type="Struct<field1 string, field2 string>",
+                            ),
+                        ],
+                        raw_sql="--irrelevant--",
+                    ),
+                ],
+                [
+                    Ref(
+                        name="test.dbt_resto.relationships_table1",
+                        table_map=["model.dbt_resto.table2", "model.dbt_resto.table1"],
+                        column_map=["name2.first_name", "name1.first_name"],
+                    ),
+                ],
+                [],
+                [],
+                ["model", "source"],
+                False,
+                """erDiagram
+                  "MODEL.DBT_RESTO.TABLE1" {
+                      name1-type name1__first_name
+                  }
+                  "MODEL.DBT_RESTO.TABLE2" {
+                    name2-type2 name2__first_name
+                    Struct[OMITTED] complex_struct
+                  }
+                  "MODEL.DBT_RESTO.TABLE1" }|--|| "MODEL.DBT_RESTO.TABLE2": name2__first_name--name1__first_name
+                """,
+            ),
         ],
     )
     def test_parse(