diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 1078eb5..5c1abea 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { Wush } from './shell/wush/Wush'
 import { Terminal } from './terminal/Terminal'
 import { EventBroadcaster } from './utils/EventBroadcaster'
 
-export const WEBSHELL_VERSION = "0.1.0"
+export const WEBSHELL_VERSION = "0.2.0"
+export const VERSION_COMMENT: string | null = "hi"
 
 // initialize object store for webfs
 let WebfsDatabase: IDBDatabase | null = null
diff --git a/src/program/Info.ts b/src/program/Info.ts
index 7bc6af8..4d05666 100644
--- a/src/program/Info.ts
+++ b/src/program/Info.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GetCurrentTerminal, WEBSHELL_VERSION } from '../app'
+import { GetCurrentTerminal, WEBSHELL_VERSION, VERSION_COMMENT } from '../app'
 import type { Item } from '../fs/Item'
 import { Terminal } from '../terminal/Terminal'
 import type { SimpleStream } from '../utils/SimpleStream'
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ export class Info extends Program {
         stdout.emit(`Terminal v${Terminal.Version}\n`)
         stdout.emit(`Running ${GetCurrentTerminal().GetShell()?.Name} v${GetCurrentTerminal().GetShell()?.Version}\n`)
 
+        // print a comment for the current release if any
+        if (VERSION_COMMENT)
+            stdout.emit(`-> ${VERSION_COMMENT}\n`)
+
         return 0
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/shell/wush/ShellEnvironment.ts b/src/shell/wush/ShellEnvironment.ts
index 6f93d23..0b9ec03 100644
--- a/src/shell/wush/ShellEnvironment.ts
+++ b/src/shell/wush/ShellEnvironment.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,37 @@
  */
 export class ShellEnvironment {
     private variables: Record<string, string> = {}
+    private aliases: Record<string, string> = {}
 
     SetVariable(name: string, value: string | null): void {
-        // remove the variable if value is null
         if (value === null) {
+            // remove the variable if value is null
             delete this.variables[name]
-            return
-        }
-
-        this.variables[name] = value
+        } else this.variables[name] = value
     }
 
-    GetVariable(name: string): string | undefined {
-        return this.variables[name]
+    GetVariable(name: string): string | null {
+        return this.variables[name] ?? null
+    }
+
+    SetAlias(name: string, value: string | null): void {
+        if (value === null) {
+            // remove the alias if value is null
+            delete this.aliases[name]
+        } else this.aliases[name] = value
+    }
+
+    GetAlias(name: string): string | null {
+        return this.aliases[name] ?? null
+    }
+
+    GetAliasesByValue(value: string): string[] | null {
+        const keys: string[] = []
+
+        for (const key in this.aliases)
+            if (this.aliases[key] === value)
+                keys.push(key)
+
+        return keys.length === 0 ? null : keys
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/shell/wush/ShellKeyboardManager.ts b/src/shell/wush/ShellKeyboardManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177b937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shell/wush/ShellKeyboardManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import type { Wush } from "./Wush"
+
+export type ModifierKey = 'shift' | 'rightShift' | 'ctrl' | 'rightCtrl' | 'alt' | 'rightAlt'
+
+export class ShellInputManager {
+    private modifierKeys: ModifierKey[] = []
+    private shell: Wush
+
+    constructor(shell: Wush) {
+        this.shell = shell
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the modifier includes every key of the combo
+     * @param combo modifier combo to check for
+     * @returns boolean according to the check truthfullness
+     */
+    HasModifierCombo(combo: ModifierKey[]) {
+        let result = true
+
+        // check if the modifier buffer has every key in the combo
+        combo.forEach(key => {
+            if (!modifiers.includes(key)) {
+                result = false
+                return
+            }
+        })
+
+        return result
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param event keypress event to process
+     */
+    private processKeypressEvent(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+
+    }
+
+    HandleKeyInput(key: string, modifiers: ModifierKey[], isCharacter: boolean) {
+        // handle special input
+        switch (key.toUpperCase()) {
+            case 'R':
+                if (hasModifierCombo(['ctrl']))
+                    location.reload()
+                break
+
+            case 'F5':
+                location.reload()
+                break
+        }
+
+        if (this.execExitCode === -1) {
+            console.log('redirecting input to a running program')
+
+            this.WriteStdin(key)
+            return
+        }
+
+        // handle standard keys
+        if (!isCharacter) {
+            switch (key) {
+                case 'ArrowLeft':
+                    if (this.bufferPos > 0) {
+                        this.bufferPos -= 1
+                        this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
+                    }
+
+                    break
+                case 'ArrowRight':
+                    if (this.bufferPos < this.buffer.length) {
+                        this.bufferPos += 1
+                        this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
+                    }
+                    break
+                case 'ArrowUp':
+                    this.NavigateHistory(-1)
+                    break
+                case 'ArrowDown':
+                    this.NavigateHistory(1)
+                    break
+                case 'Backspace':
+                    // don't erase anything if there's nothing left in the buffer
+                    if (this.bufferPos === 0)
+                        break
+
+                    this.ExitHistoryNavigation()
+                    this.terminal.RemoveCell()
+                    this.RemoveCharFromBuffer(1, this.bufferPos)
+                    this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
+                    break
+                case 'Delete':
+                    if (this.bufferPos >= this.buffer.length || this.buffer.length <= 0)
+                        break
+
+                    this.ExitHistoryNavigation()
+                    this.bufferPos += 1
+                    this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
+                    this.terminal.RemoveCell()
+                    this.RemoveCharFromBuffer(1, this.bufferPos)
+                    this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
+                    break
+                case 'Enter':
+                    // send the buffer to stdin if an exec is running
+                    if (this.execExitCode === -1) {
+                        this.WriteStdin(`${this.buffer.join('')}\n`)
+                        this.FlushBuffer()
+                    } else {
+                        // "execute" the buffer
+                        this.terminal.MoveCursor(0, 1, { x: true, y: false })
+                        const command = this.buffer.join('')
+                        if (command.length > 0)
+                            this.history.push(command)
+
+                        this.historyIndex = null
+                        this.historyDraft = ''
+                        this.ExecuteLineBuffer()
+                    }
+
+                    break
+            }
+        } else {
+            this.ExitHistoryNavigation()
+            // push the character into the buffer
+            this.InsertText(key)
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/shell/wush/Wush.ts b/src/shell/wush/Wush.ts
index f0b3933..99c9585 100644
--- a/src/shell/wush/Wush.ts
+++ b/src/shell/wush/Wush.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ import { Mkdir } from '../../program/Mkdir'
 import { Cd } from '../../program/Cd'
 import { Printf } from '../../program/Printf'
 import { Pwd } from '../../program/Pwd'
-// import { Pwd } from '../program/Pwd'
-// import { Cd } from '../program/Cd'
+import { ShellEnvironment } from './ShellEnvironment'
 
 export class Wush extends Shell {
-    public readonly Version = "0.1.0"
+    public readonly Version = "0.3.1"
     public readonly Name = "wush"
 
     // buffer
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
      */
     private execExitCode: number = 0
 
-    // todo: workers
-    // private workersAllowed: boolean = false
+    readonly environment: ShellEnvironment = new ShellEnvironment()
 
     // streams
     readonly stdin: SimpleStream<string>
@@ -66,6 +64,7 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
     }
 
     async Init() {
+        // initialize keyboard listener
         this.broadcaster.on('keydown', (key: string, isCharacter: boolean) =>
             this.HandleKeyInput(key, isCharacter),
         )
@@ -73,6 +72,9 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
         // load workdir
         this.workingDirectory = await Item.Root()
 
+        // register streams
+        this.stdout.on(data => this.WriteEscapedString(data))
+
         // load core programs
         this.programs['clear'] = new Clear()
         this.programs['eval'] = new Eval()
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
         this.programs['cd'] = new Cd(this)
         this.programs['printf'] = new Printf()
 
-        this.stdout.on(data => this.WriteEscapedString(data))
+        // initial prompt
         this.Prompt()
     }
 
@@ -158,9 +160,9 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
     }
 
     WriteEscapedString(data: string) {
-        let i = 0
         let buffer = ''
 
+        // write the buffer to screen
         const flush = () => {
             if (buffer.length === 0)
                 return
@@ -169,11 +171,15 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
             buffer = ''
         }
 
+        // process the string
+        let i = 0
         while (i < data.length) {
             const char = data[i]
 
+            // check for escape sequences
             if (char === '\x1b') {
                 flush()
+
                 const nextIndex = this.ProcessEscapeSequence(data, i)
                 if (nextIndex !== null) {
                     i = nextIndex
@@ -181,10 +187,13 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
                 }
             }
 
+            // check for control codes
             if (char === '\f' || char === '\n') {
                 flush()
-                this.ProcessSimpleControlCode(char)
+
+                this.ProcessControlCode(char)
                 i++
+
                 continue
             }
 
@@ -200,15 +209,11 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
             this.buffer.splice(this.bufferPos, 0, char)
             this.bufferPos++
         })
-
-        // console.log(this.buffer)
     }
 
     RemoveCharFromBuffer(amount: number, index: number) {
         this.buffer.splice(index - amount, amount)
         this.bufferPos -= amount
-
-        // console.log(this.buffer)
     }
 
     MoveBufferPos(index: number, absolute: boolean = false) {
@@ -220,7 +225,8 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
         this.bufferPos = 0
     }
 
-    async ExecuteBuffer() {
+    // takes the prompt buffer, parses it and executes the contents
+    async ExecuteLineBuffer(data?: string) {
         type OperatorToken = '&&' | '||' | '|' | ';'
         type Token = { type: 'word'; value: string } | { type: 'operator'; value: OperatorToken }
         type ParsedCommand = {
@@ -231,23 +237,32 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
         type ParsedPipeline = { commands: ParsedCommand[] }
         type ParsedListItem = { pipeline: ParsedPipeline; operator: '&&' | '||' | ';' | null }
 
+        // splits the buffer into processable pieces (tokens)
         const tokenize = (text: string): { tokens: Token[]; error: string | null } => {
             const tokens: Token[] = []
+
+            // state machine stuff
             let current = ''
             let wordStarted = false
             let inSingleQuote = false
             let inDoubleQuote = false
             let escapeNext = false
 
+            /**
+             * adds a new word to the token buffer
+             */
             const pushWord = () => {
                 if (!wordStarted)
                     return
 
                 tokens.push({ type: 'word', value: current })
+
+                // reset the state
                 current = ''
                 wordStarted = false
             }
 
+            // iterates over the provided text buffer
             for (let i = 0; i < text.length; i++) {
                 const char = text[i]
 
@@ -258,6 +273,7 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
                     continue
                 }
 
+                // process strict (single quote) strings
                 if (inSingleQuote) {
                     if (char === "'") {
                         inSingleQuote = false
@@ -270,6 +286,7 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
                     continue
                 }
 
+                // process classic (double quote) strings
                 if (inDoubleQuote) {
                     if (char === '"') {
                         inDoubleQuote = false
@@ -289,18 +306,23 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
                     continue
                 }
 
+                // state checks
+
+                // escapes
                 if (char === '\\') {
                     escapeNext = true
                     wordStarted = true
                     continue
                 }
 
+                // single quote strings
                 if (char === "'") {
                     inSingleQuote = true
                     wordStarted = true
                     continue
                 }
 
+                // double quote strings
                 if (char === '"') {
                     inDoubleQuote = true
                     wordStarted = true
@@ -365,6 +387,7 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
             return { tokens, error: null }
         }
 
+        // parse the tokens into a list of parsed commands and pipelines
         const parseTokens = (tokens: Token[]): { list: ParsedListItem[]; error: string | null } => {
             const list: ParsedListItem[] = []
             let currentArgs: string[] = []
@@ -426,8 +449,18 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
             return { list, error: null }
         }
 
-        const line = this.buffer.join('')
-        this.FlushBuffer()
+        // process the buffer
+        let line: string
+        if (data) {
+            // data overrides the buffer
+            this.buffer = data.split('')
+            this.bufferPos = 0
+            line = data
+        } else {
+            // use shell buffer if no arbitrary string was provided
+            line = this.buffer.join('')
+            this.FlushBuffer()
+        }
 
         const { tokens, error } = tokenize(line)
         if (error) {
@@ -483,7 +516,7 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
         this.Prompt()
     }
 
-    ProcessSimpleControlCode(code: string): boolean {
+    ProcessControlCode(code: string): boolean {
         switch (code) {
             case '\f':
                 this.terminal.NewPage()
@@ -542,79 +575,6 @@ export class Wush extends Shell {
         }
     }
 
-    HandleKeyInput(key: string, isCharacter: boolean) {
-        if (this.execExitCode === -1) console.log('program running')
-        if (!isCharacter) {
-            switch (key) {
-                case 'ArrowLeft':
-                    if (this.bufferPos > 0) {
-                        this.bufferPos -= 1
-                        this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
-                    }
-
-                    break
-                case 'ArrowRight':
-                    if (this.bufferPos < this.buffer.length) {
-                        this.bufferPos += 1
-                        this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
-                    }
-                    break
-                case 'ArrowUp':
-                    this.NavigateHistory(-1)
-                    break
-                case 'ArrowDown':
-                    this.NavigateHistory(1)
-                    break
-                case 'Backspace':
-                    // don't erase anything if there's nothing left in the buffer
-                    if (this.bufferPos === 0)
-                        break
-
-                    this.ExitHistoryNavigation()
-                    this.terminal.RemoveCell()
-                    this.RemoveCharFromBuffer(1, this.bufferPos)
-                    this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
-                    break
-                case 'Delete':
-                    if (this.bufferPos >= this.buffer.length || this.buffer.length <= 0)
-                        break
-
-                    this.ExitHistoryNavigation()
-                    this.bufferPos += 1
-                    this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
-                    this.terminal.RemoveCell()
-                    this.RemoveCharFromBuffer(1, this.bufferPos)
-                    this.SyncCursorToBuffer()
-                    break
-                case 'Enter':
-                    // send the buffer to stdin if an exec is running
-                    if (this.execExitCode === -1) {
-                        this.WriteStdin(`${this.buffer.join('')}\n`)
-                        this.FlushBuffer()
-                    } else {
-                        // "execute" the buffer
-                        this.terminal.MoveCursor(0, 1, { x: true, y: false })
-                        const command = this.buffer.join('')
-                        if (command.length > 0)
-                            this.history.push(command)
-
-                        this.historyIndex = null
-                        this.historyDraft = ''
-                        this.ExecuteBuffer()
-                    }
-
-                    break
-                case 'F5':
-                    location.reload()
-                    break
-            }
-        } else {
-            this.ExitHistoryNavigation()
-            // push the character into the buffer
-            this.InsertText(key)
-        }
-    }
-
     private GetWrapWidth(): number {
         const width = Math.floor(this.terminal.GetWidthCells())
         if (!Number.isFinite(width) || width <= 0)
diff --git a/src/terminal/Terminal.ts b/src/terminal/Terminal.ts
index 465949c..9f23802 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/terminal/Terminal.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sqs from '../utils/sqs'
 import type { CursorPosition, CursorStyle } from './CursorProperties'
 
 export class Terminal {
-    public static readonly Version = "0.1.1"
+    public static readonly Version = "0.2.1"
 
     private terminal: HTMLElement
     private cursor: HTMLElement
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class Terminal {
     private lines: string[] = []
     private lineElements: HTMLElement[] = []
     private lineWrapped: boolean[] = []
+    private lineStyles: Map<number, Map<number, string>> = new Map()
     private scrollPending = false
     private cursorRange: Range | null = null
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export class Terminal {
 
         this.SetCursorStyle('bar')
         this.NewPage()
-        this.SetupMetricsRefresh()
+        this.CreateMetricsRefreshListener()
     }
 
     async LoadShell(shell: Shell) {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class Terminal {
         this.lines = []
         this.lineElements = []
         this.lineWrapped = []
+        this.lineStyles.clear()
         this.SetCursorPosition(0, 0)
     }
 
@@ -158,6 +160,46 @@ export class Terminal {
         this.UpdateLine(row)
     }
 
+    SetCellStyle(col: number, row: number, style: string | null) {
+        if (!Number.isFinite(col) || !Number.isFinite(row))
+            return
+
+        const targetRow = Math.max(0, Math.floor(row))
+        const targetCol = Math.max(0, Math.floor(col))
+        const width = this.GetWrapWidth()
+
+        if (targetCol >= width)
+            return
+
+        this.EnsureLine(targetRow)
+
+        let line = this.lines[targetRow] ?? ''
+        if (targetCol >= line.length) {
+            line += ' '.repeat(targetCol - line.length + 1)
+            this.lines[targetRow] = line
+        }
+
+        const cssText = style?.trim()
+        if (cssText) {
+            let rowStyles = this.lineStyles.get(targetRow)
+            if (!rowStyles) {
+                rowStyles = new Map()
+                this.lineStyles.set(targetRow, rowStyles)
+            }
+            rowStyles.set(targetCol, cssText)
+        } else {
+            const rowStyles = this.lineStyles.get(targetRow)
+            if (rowStyles) {
+                rowStyles.delete(targetCol)
+                if (rowStyles.size === 0)
+                    this.lineStyles.delete(targetRow)
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.UpdateLine(targetRow)
+        this.UpdateCursor()
+    }
+
     InsertCell(char: string) {
         const width = this.GetWrapWidth()
         let row = this.cursorPosition.row
@@ -208,7 +250,7 @@ export class Terminal {
     }
 
     ResetCellSize() {
-        // dynamically determine cell size using dom
+        // dynamically determine cell size with dom
         const cell = document.createElement('span')
         cell.textContent = 'A'
         cell.style.position = 'absolute'
@@ -328,8 +370,61 @@ export class Terminal {
 
     private UpdateLine(row: number) {
         const line = this.lineElements[row]
-        if (line)
-            line.textContent = this.lines[row]
+        if (!line)
+            return
+
+        const text = this.lines[row] ?? ''
+        const styles = this.lineStyles.get(row)
+        if (!styles || styles.size === 0) {
+            line.textContent = text
+            return
+        }
+
+        for (const col of Array.from(styles.keys())) {
+            if (col < 0 || col >= text.length)
+                styles.delete(col)
+        }
+
+        if (styles.size === 0) {
+            this.lineStyles.delete(row)
+            line.textContent = text
+            return
+        }
+
+        const sorted = Array.from(styles.entries()).sort((a, b) => a[0] - b[0])
+        const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment()
+        let cursor = 0
+
+        let index = 0
+        while (index < sorted.length) {
+            const [col, style] = sorted[index]
+            if (col > cursor)
+                fragment.append(document.createTextNode(text.slice(cursor, col)))
+
+            let runStart = col
+            let runEnd = col
+            while (index + 1 < sorted.length) {
+                const [nextCol, nextStyle] = sorted[index + 1]
+                if (nextCol !== runEnd + 1 || nextStyle !== style)
+                    break
+
+                index += 1
+                runEnd = nextCol
+            }
+
+            const span = document.createElement('span')
+            span.textContent = text.slice(runStart, runEnd + 1)
+            span.style.cssText = style
+            fragment.append(span)
+
+            cursor = runEnd + 1
+            index += 1
+        }
+
+        if (cursor < text.length)
+            fragment.append(document.createTextNode(text.slice(cursor)))
+
+        line.replaceChildren(fragment)
     }
 
     private ReflowFromRow(startRow: number) {
@@ -350,19 +445,35 @@ export class Terminal {
             text += this.lines[endRow] ?? ''
         }
 
+        const lineLengths: number[] = []
+        for (let row = startRow; row <= endRow; row++)
+            lineLengths.push((this.lines[row] ?? '').length)
+
+        const styledIndexes = new Map<number, string>()
+        let styleOffset = 0
+        for (let row = startRow; row <= endRow; row++) {
+            const rowStyles = this.lineStyles.get(row)
+            const rowLength = lineLengths[row - startRow]
+            if (rowStyles && rowLength > 0) {
+                for (const [col, style] of rowStyles) {
+                    if (col >= 0 && col < rowLength)
+                        styledIndexes.set(styleOffset + col, style)
+                }
+            }
+            styleOffset += rowLength
+        }
+
         let row = startRow
         let index = 0
 
         if (text.length === 0) {
             this.lines[row] = ''
-            this.UpdateLine(row)
             this.lineWrapped[row] = false
             row += 1
         } else {
             while (index < text.length) {
                 const chunk = text.slice(index, index + width)
                 this.lines[row] = chunk
-                this.UpdateLine(row)
                 this.lineWrapped[row] = index + width < text.length
 
                 row += 1
@@ -373,13 +484,34 @@ export class Terminal {
             }
         }
 
+        const newLastRow = text.length > 0 ? startRow + Math.floor((text.length - 1) / width) : startRow
+        const clearEnd = Math.max(endRow, newLastRow)
+        for (let clearRow = startRow; clearRow <= clearEnd; clearRow++)
+            this.lineStyles.delete(clearRow)
+
+        if (styledIndexes.size > 0) {
+            for (const [styleIndex, style] of styledIndexes) {
+                const targetRow = startRow + Math.floor(styleIndex / width)
+                const targetCol = styleIndex % width
+                let rowStyles = this.lineStyles.get(targetRow)
+                if (!rowStyles) {
+                    rowStyles = new Map()
+                    this.lineStyles.set(targetRow, rowStyles)
+                }
+                rowStyles.set(targetCol, style)
+            }
+        }
+
         for (let i = row; i <= endRow; i++) {
             if (this.lines[i] !== '' || this.lineWrapped[i]) {
                 this.lines[i] = ''
-                this.UpdateLine(i)
                 this.lineWrapped[i] = false
             }
         }
+
+        const renderEnd = Math.max(endRow, newLastRow)
+        for (let renderRow = startRow; renderRow <= renderEnd; renderRow++)
+            this.UpdateLine(renderRow)
     }
 
     private GetCursorXOffset(): number {
@@ -395,23 +527,55 @@ export class Terminal {
         const clamped = Math.min(col, textLength)
         let width = 0
 
-        const textNode = line.firstChild
-        if (textNode && textNode.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE && clamped > 0) {
+        const hasSingleTextNode = line.childNodes.length === 1 && line.firstChild?.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE
+        if (clamped > 0) {
             if (clamped === textLength) {
                 width = line.getBoundingClientRect().width
             } else if (this.cursorRange) {
-                this.cursorRange.setStart(textNode, 0)
-                this.cursorRange.setEnd(textNode, clamped)
-                width = this.cursorRange.getBoundingClientRect().width
+                if (hasSingleTextNode) {
+                    const textNode = line.firstChild as Text
+                    this.cursorRange.setStart(textNode, 0)
+                    this.cursorRange.setEnd(textNode, clamped)
+                    width = this.cursorRange.getBoundingClientRect().width
+                } else {
+                    const target = this.FindTextNodeAtOffset(line, clamped)
+                    if (target) {
+                        this.cursorRange.setStart(line, 0)
+                        this.cursorRange.setEnd(target.node, target.offset)
+                        width = this.cursorRange.getBoundingClientRect().width
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
+        if (clamped > 0 && width === 0)
+            width = clamped * this.cellWidth
+
         if (col > textLength)
             width += (col - textLength) * this.cellWidth
 
         return width
     }
 
+    private FindTextNodeAtOffset(root: HTMLElement, offset: number): { node: Text; offset: number } | null {
+        if (offset <= 0)
+            return null
+
+        const walker = document.createTreeWalker(root, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT)
+        let remaining = offset
+        let node = walker.nextNode() as Text | null
+        while (node) {
+            const length = node.data.length
+            if (remaining <= length)
+                return { node, offset: remaining }
+
+            remaining -= length
+            node = walker.nextNode() as Text | null
+        }
+
+        return null
+    }
+
     private RefreshMetrics() {
         this.ResetCellSize()
         this.lineElements.forEach(line => {
@@ -420,7 +584,7 @@ export class Terminal {
         this.UpdateCursor()
     }
 
-    private SetupMetricsRefresh() {
+    private CreateMetricsRefreshListener() {
         if ('fonts' in document) {
             document.fonts.ready.then(() => {
                 this.RefreshMetrics()