diff --git a/src/ui/inputwin.c b/src/ui/inputwin.c
index ee800e56..165a0b32 100644
--- a/src/ui/inputwin.c
+++ b/src/ui/inputwin.c
@@ -485,5 +485,5 @@ _inp_win_update_virtual(void)
 {
     int wrows, wcols;
     getmaxyx(stdscr, wrows, wcols);
-    pnoutrefresh(inp_win, 0, pad_start, wrows-1, 0, wrows-1, wcols-1);
+    pnoutrefresh(inp_win, 0, pad_start, wrows-1, 0, wrows-1, wcols-2);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/window.c b/src/ui/window.c
index 915acb3c..37da8e9d 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.c
+++ b/src/ui/window.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
@@ -985,7 +986,6 @@ _win_indent(WINDOW *win, int size)
 static void
 _win_print_wrapped(WINDOW *win, const char * const message)
 {
-    int linei = 0;
     int wordi = 0;
     char *word = malloc(strlen(message) + 1);
 
@@ -998,18 +998,27 @@ _win_print_wrapped(WINDOW *win, const char * const message)
     }
     free(time_pref);
 
-    while (message[linei] != '\0') {
-        if (message[linei] == ' ') {
+    gchar *curr_ch = g_utf8_offset_to_pointer(message, 0);
+
+    while (*curr_ch != '\0') {
+        if (*curr_ch == ' ') {
             waddch(win, ' ');
-            linei++;
-        } else if (message[linei] == '\n') {
+            curr_ch = g_utf8_next_char(curr_ch);
+        } else if (*curr_ch == '\n') {
             waddch(win, '\n');
             _win_indent(win, indent);
-            linei++;
+            curr_ch = g_utf8_next_char(curr_ch);
         } else {
+            // get word
             wordi = 0;
-            while (message[linei] != ' ' && message[linei] != '\n' && message[linei] != '\0') {
-                word[wordi++] = message[linei++];
+            mbstate_t internal;
+            while (*curr_ch != ' ' && *curr_ch != '\n' && *curr_ch != '\0') {
+                size_t ch_len = mbrlen(curr_ch, 4, &internal);
+                int offset = 0;
+                while (offset < ch_len) {
+                    word[wordi++] = curr_ch[offset++];
+                }
+                curr_ch = g_utf8_next_char(curr_ch);
             }
             word[wordi] = '\0';
 
@@ -1017,17 +1026,27 @@ _win_print_wrapped(WINDOW *win, const char * const message)
             int maxx = getmaxx(win);
 
             // word larger than line
-            if (strlen(word) > (maxx - indent)) {
-                int i;
-                for (i = 0; i < wordi; i++) {
+            if (utf8_display_len(word) > (maxx - indent)) {
+                gchar *word_ch = g_utf8_offset_to_pointer(word, 0);
+                while(*word_ch != '\0') {
                     curx = getcurx(win);
                     if (curx < indent) {
                         _win_indent(win, indent);
                     }
-                    waddch(win, word[i]);
+
+                    gchar copy[wordi++];
+                    g_utf8_strncpy(copy, word_ch, 1);
+
+                    if (curx + utf8_display_len(copy) > maxx) {
+                        waddch(win, '\n');
+                        _win_indent(win, indent);
+                    }
+                    waddstr(win, copy);
+
+                    word_ch = g_utf8_next_char(word_ch);
                 }
             } else {
-                if (curx + strlen(word) > maxx) {
+                if (curx + utf8_display_len(word) > maxx) {
                     waddch(win, '\n');
                     _win_indent(win, indent);
                 }