diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
index 8583dec..955f4f6 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
   override protected val HoverAnimationColorActive: Color = ColorScheme("TextInputBackgroundActive")
 
   // model
-  private val _text: Text = Text(initialText.toCharArray)
+  private val _text: Text = Text(initialText.codePoints().toArray)
   private val cursor: Cursor = Cursor()
 
   // view
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
   def validator(text: String): Boolean = true
   final def isInputValid: Boolean = validator(text)
 
-  def text: String = _text.chars.mkString
-  def text_=(value: String): Unit = _text.chars = value.toCharArray
+  def text: String = new String(_text.chars, 0, _text.chars.length)
+  def text_=(value: String): Unit = _text.chars = value.codePoints().toArray
 
-  protected var placeholder: Array[Char] = "".toCharArray
-  def placeholder_=(value: String): Unit = placeholder = value.toCharArray
+  protected var placeholder: Array[Int] = Array.empty
+  def placeholder_=(value: String): Unit = placeholder = value.codePoints().toArray
 
   def focus(): Unit = {
     if (!isFocused) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
 
   protected def font: Font = Font.NormalFont
 
-  private def charWidth(c: Char): Int = font.charWidth(c)
+  private def charWidth(codePoint: Int): Int = font.charWidth(codePoint)
 
   /**
     * Calculates given text width in pixels.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
     * @param to   exclusive
     */
   //noinspection SameParameterValue
-  private def charsWidth(chars: Array[Char], from: Int, to: Int): Int = {
+  private def charsWidth(chars: Array[Int], from: Int, to: Int): Int = {
     var width = 0
     for (index <- (from max 0) until (to min chars.length)) {
       width += font.charWidth(chars(index))
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
 
   private def writeString(string: String): Unit = {
     val (lhs, rhs) = _text.chars.splitAt(cursor.position)
-    val array = string.toCharArray
+    val array = string.codePoints().toArray
     _text.chars = lhs ++ array ++ rhs
-    cursor.position += string.length
+    cursor.position += array.length
   }
 
-  private def writeChar(char: Char): Unit = {
+  private def writeChar(codePoint: Int): Unit = {
     val (lhs, rhs) = _text.chars.splitAt(cursor.position)
-    _text.chars = lhs ++ Array(char) ++ rhs
+    _text.chars = lhs ++ Array(codePoint) ++ rhs
     cursor.position += 1
   }
 
@@ -267,6 +267,6 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
 }
 
 object TextInput {
-  case class Text(var chars: Array[Char])
+  case class Text(var chars: Array[Int])
   case class Cursor(var position: Int = 0)
 }