diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index c61d3eb..803ff4a 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ Element.prototype.parseContent = function(noTags) {
     if (this.screen.fullUnicode) {
       // double-width chars will eat the next char after render. create a
       // blank character after it so it doesn't eat the real next char.
-      content = content.replace(unicode.wideChars, '$1 ');
+      content = content.replace(unicode.wideChars, '$1_');
     } else {
       // no double-width: replace them with question-marks.
       content = content.replace(unicode.wideChars, '??');
diff --git a/test/widget-eaw.js b/test/widget-eaw.js
index 55329ba..4495bbe 100644
--- a/test/widget-eaw.js
+++ b/test/widget-eaw.js
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ var JUAN = '鹃';
 //   ? String.fromCodePoint(0x675c)
 //   : String.fromCharCode(0x675c);
 
-// var DOUBLE = DU;
+var DOUBLE = DU;
 // var DOUBLE = String.fromCodePoint(0x1F250);
 
 // one flew over the 杜鹃's nest.
-var DOUBLE = DU + JUAN;
+// var DOUBLE = DU + JUAN;
 
 // var SURROGATE_DOUBLE = '𰀀';
 var SURROGATE_DOUBLE = String.fromCodePoint