diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2e22d8..34a3173 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ The scope of what is covered by the version number excludes:
 
 ### Version X.Y.Z, unreleased
 
-- a fix
-- a change
+- feat(progress): strip ANSI sequences for sprite width calculations.
+  Spinner frames and done sprites can now include color/style sequences
+  without breaking cursor rewind behavior.
 
 ### Version 0.1.0, released 01-Jan-2022
 
diff --git a/spec/12-draw_spec.lua b/spec/12-draw_spec.lua
index 6d66609..245fa3a 100644
--- a/spec/12-draw_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/12-draw_spec.lua
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ describe("terminal.draw", function()
       assert.are.equal("…llo 测试!", result)
     end)
 
+
+    it("preserves ANSI codes in title when no truncation is needed", function()
+      local result = line.title_seq(10, "\27[31mTest\27[0m")
+      assert.are.equal("───\27[31mTest\27[0m───", result)
+    end)
+
+
+    it("strips ANSI codes when title truncation is needed", function()
+      local result = line.title_seq(8, "\27[31mVeryLongTitle\27[0m")
+      assert.are.equal("VeryLon…", result)
+    end)
+
   end)
 
 
@@ -191,4 +203,4 @@ describe("terminal.draw", function()
 
   end)
 
-end)
+end)
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diff --git a/spec/13-progress_spec.lua b/spec/13-progress_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f53356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/13-progress_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+local helpers = require "spec.helpers"
+
+
+describe("terminal.progress", function()
+
+  local terminal
+  local progress
+
+  setup(function()
+    terminal = helpers.load()
+    progress = require("terminal.progress")
+  end)
+
+
+  teardown(function()
+    progress = nil
+    terminal = nil
+    helpers.unload()
+  end)
+
+
+
+  describe("spinner()", function()
+
+    before_each(function()
+      helpers.clear_output()
+    end)
+
+
+
+    it("uses visible width for ANSI-styled single-width sprites", function()
+      local spinner = progress.spinner({
+        sprites = {
+          [0] = "",
+          "\27[31mX\27[0m",
+        },
+        stepsize = 10,
+      })
+
+      spinner(false)
+
+      assert.are.equal(
+        "\27[31mX\27[0m" .. terminal.cursor.position.left_seq(1),
+        helpers.get_output()
+      )
+    end)
+
+
+    it("uses visible width for ANSI-styled double-width sprites", function()
+      local spinner = progress.spinner({
+        sprites = {
+          [0] = "",
+          "\27[31m界\27[0m",
+        },
+        stepsize = 10,
+      })
+
+      spinner(false)
+
+      assert.are.equal(
+        "\27[31m界\27[0m" .. terminal.cursor.position.left_seq(2),
+        helpers.get_output()
+      )
+    end)
+
+
+    it("uses visible width for ANSI-styled done_sprite", function()
+      local spinner = progress.spinner({
+        sprites = {
+          [0] = "x",
+          "x",
+        },
+        done_sprite = "\27[32mOK\27[0m",
+        stepsize = 10,
+      })
+
+      spinner(true)
+
+      assert.are.equal(
+        "\27[32mOK\27[0m" .. terminal.cursor.position.left_seq(2),
+        helpers.get_output()
+      )
+    end)
+
+  end)
+
+end)
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diff --git a/src/terminal/draw/line.lua b/src/terminal/draw/line.lua
index c18cd46..7482f7c 100644
--- a/src/terminal/draw/line.lua
+++ b/src/terminal/draw/line.lua
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ end
 --- Creates a sequence to draw a horizontal line with a title centered in it without writing it to the terminal.
 -- Line is drawn left to right. If the width is too small for the title, the title is truncated.
 -- If less than 4 characters are available for the title, the title is omitted altogether.
+-- ANSI escape sequences in title/prefix/postfix are ignored for width calculations.
+-- If truncation is needed, the rendered title uses plain text.
 -- @tparam number width the total width of the line in columns
 -- @tparam[opt=""] string title the title to draw (if empty or nil, only the line is drawn)
 -- @tparam[opt="─"] string char the line-character to use
@@ -92,11 +94,20 @@ function M.title_seq(width, title, char, pre, post, type, title_attr)
 
   pre = pre or ""
   post = post or ""
-  local pre_w = text.width.utf8swidth(pre)
-  local post_w = text.width.utf8swidth(post)
+  local pre_w = text.width.utf8swidth(utils.strip_ansi(pre))
+  local post_w = text.width.utf8swidth(utils.strip_ansi(post))
   local w_for_title = width - pre_w - post_w
 
-  local title, title_w = utils.truncate_ellipsis(w_for_title, title, type)
+  local stripped_title = utils.strip_ansi(title)
+  local stripped_title_w = text.width.utf8swidth(stripped_title)
+  local title_w
+  if stripped_title_w <= w_for_title then
+    title_w = stripped_title_w
+  else
+    stripped_title, title_w = utils.truncate_ellipsis(w_for_title, stripped_title, type)
+    title = stripped_title
+  end
+
   if title_w == 0 then
     return M.horizontal_seq(width, char)
   end
@@ -139,4 +150,4 @@ end
 
 
 
-return M
+return M
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diff --git a/src/terminal/progress.lua b/src/terminal/progress.lua
index 889bc52..82c673f 100644
--- a/src/terminal/progress.lua
+++ b/src/terminal/progress.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ local gettime = require("system").gettime
 
 
 
+local function visible_width(str)
+  return tw.utf8swidth(utils.strip_ansi(str))
+end
+
+
+
 --- table with predefined sprites for progress spinners.
 -- The sprites are tables of strings, where each string is a frame in the spinner animation.
 -- The frame at index 0 is optional and is the "done" message, the rest are the animation frames.
@@ -71,6 +77,8 @@ end
 -- If `row` and `col` are given then terminal memory is used to (re)store the cursor position. If they are not given
 -- then the spinner will be printed at the current cursor position, and the cursor will return to the same position
 -- after each update.
+-- ANSI escape sequences in sprites are ignored for width calculations, allowing
+-- styled/colorized sprite frames.
 -- @tparam table opts a table of options;
 -- @tparam table opts.sprites a table of strings to display, one at a time, overwriting the previous one. Index 0 is the "done" message.
 -- See `sprites` for a table of predefined sprites.
@@ -118,10 +126,11 @@ function M.spinner(opts)
       if i == 0 then
         s = opts.done_sprite or s
       end
+      local w = visible_width(s)
       local sequence = Sequence()
       sequence[#sequence+1] = pos_set
       sequence[#sequence+1] = (i == 0 and attr_push_done) or attr_push or nil
-      sequence[#sequence+1] = s .. t.cursor.position.left_seq(t.text.width.utf8swidth(s))
+      sequence[#sequence+1] = s .. t.cursor.position.left_seq(w)
       sequence[#sequence+1] = attr_pop
       sequence[#sequence+1] = pos_restore
       steps[i] = sequence
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ function M.ticker(text, width, text_done)
   local max_len = 0
   for i = 1, lengths[0] do
     result[i] = utils.utf8sub(base, i, i + width - 1)
-    lengths[i] = tw.utf8swidth(result[i])
+    lengths[i] = visible_width(result[i])
     max_len = math.max(max_len, lengths[i])
   end
   result[0] = utils.utf8sub(result[0], 1, max_len)
@@ -185,4 +194,4 @@ end
 
 
 
-return M
+return M
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