diff --git a/example/demo.gif b/example/demo.gif
index 64fbb6c..c26c2e0 100644
Binary files a/example/demo.gif and b/example/demo.gif differ
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 1b8865a..92d334a 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bye: quit
 
 func main() {
 	l, err := readline.NewEx(&readline.Config{
-		Prompt:      "home -> ",
+		Prompt:      "home » ",
 		HistoryFile: "/tmp/readline.tmp",
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/runebuf.go b/runebuf.go
index 5ed9af3..decb923 100644
--- a/runebuf.go
+++ b/runebuf.go
@@ -8,18 +8,22 @@ import (
 type RuneBuffer struct {
 	buf    []rune
 	idx    int
-	prompt []byte
+	prompt []rune
 	w      io.Writer
 }
 
 func NewRuneBuffer(w io.Writer, prompt string) *RuneBuffer {
 	rb := &RuneBuffer{
-		prompt: []byte(prompt),
+		prompt: []rune(prompt),
 		w:      w,
 	}
 	return rb
 }
 
+func (r *RuneBuffer) PromptLen() int {
+	return RunesWidth(r.prompt)
+}
+
 func (r *RuneBuffer) Runes() []rune {
 	return r.buf
 }
@@ -189,11 +193,11 @@ func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveToLineEnd() {
 }
 
 func (r *RuneBuffer) LineCount() int {
-	return LineCount(RunesWidth(r.buf) + len(r.prompt))
+	return LineCount(RunesWidth(r.buf) + r.PromptLen())
 }
 
 func (r *RuneBuffer) IdxLine() int {
-	totalWidth := RunesWidth(r.buf[:r.idx]) + len(r.prompt)
+	totalWidth := RunesWidth(r.buf[:r.idx]) + r.PromptLen()
 	w := getWidth()
 	line := 0
 	for totalWidth >= w {
@@ -214,7 +218,7 @@ func (r *RuneBuffer) Refresh() {
 func (r *RuneBuffer) Output() []byte {
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	buf.Write(r.CleanOutput())
-	buf.Write(r.prompt)
+	buf.WriteString(string(r.prompt))
 	buf.Write([]byte(string(r.buf)))
 	if len(r.buf) > r.idx {
 		buf.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{'\b'}, len(r.buf)-r.idx))
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
index 0e6dfbd..5edd8c6 100644
--- a/search.go
+++ b/search.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (o *opSearch) SearchRefresh(x int) {
 	if x < 0 {
 		x = o.buf.idx
 	}
-	x += len(o.buf.prompt)
+	x += o.buf.PromptLen()
 	x = x % getWidth()
 
 	if o.markStart > 0 {
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 3b52c42..4080904 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func LineCount(w int) int {
 
 func RunesWidth(r []rune) (length int) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(r); i++ {
-		if utf8.RuneLen(r[i]) > 1 {
+		if utf8.RuneLen(r[i]) > 3 {
 			length += 2
 		} else {
 			length += 1