diff --git a/commands/drawDesign.cjs b/commands/drawDesign.cjs
index a036bab..ba61542 100644
--- a/commands/drawDesign.cjs
+++ b/commands/drawDesign.cjs
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ function design5(input) {
 
 				if (dist > radius - 1 && dist < radius + 1) { //&& dist > radius - 1
 					lineHasInput = true;
-					outputLine += "​" + input.charAt(charIterate(input)); //zero-width space
+					outputLine += "​" + input.charCodeAt(charIterate(input)); //zero-width space
 				} else {
 					outputLine += " ";
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			lineHasInput = true;
-			outputLine += input.charAt(charIterate(input)) + space + input + space + spaceOffset + input.charAt(charIterate(input));
+			outputLine += input.charCodeAt(charIterate(input)) + space + input + space + spaceOffset + input.charCodeAt(charIterate(input));
 		}
 
 		//console.log(i, j, outputLine);