diff --git a/output.go b/output.go
index 61d3f0c..e87032b 100644
--- a/output.go
+++ b/output.go
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ func writeOutput(root string, files []string, outputPath string) (count int64, e
 
 	tc := &TokenCounter{w: bw}
 
-	tc.Printf("Project Path: %s\n\n", filepath.Base(root))
-	tc.Println("Source Tree:")
-	tc.Println("")
+	fmt.Fprintf(tc, "Project Path: %s\n\n", filepath.Base(root))
+	fmt.Fprintln(tc, "Source Tree:")
+	fmt.Fprintln(tc, "")
 
-	tc.Println("```txt")
-	tc.Println(filepath.Base(root))
+	fmt.Fprintln(tc, "```txt")
+	fmt.Fprintln(tc, filepath.Base(root))
 
 	if err := writeTree(tc, files); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	tc.Println("```")
-	tc.Println("")
+	fmt.Fprintln(tc, "```")
+	fmt.Fprintln(tc, "")
 
 	for _, file := range files {
 		if file == outputPath || filepath.Base(file) == outputPath {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func writeOutput(root string, files []string, outputPath string) (count int64, e
 		fullPath := filepath.Join(root, file)
 		content, err := os.ReadFile(fullPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			tc.Printf("Error reading %s: %v\n", file, err)
+			fmt.Fprintf(tc, "Error reading %s: %v\n", file, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func writeOutput(root string, files []string, outputPath string) (count int64, e
 			ext = "txt"
 		}
 
-		tc.Printf("`%s`:\n\n", file)
-		tc.Printf("```%s\n", ext)
+		fmt.Fprintf(tc, "`%s`:\n\n", file)
+		fmt.Fprintf(tc, "```%s\n", ext)
 
 		if _, err := tc.Write(content); err != nil {
 			return 0, err
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func writeOutput(root string, files []string, outputPath string) (count int64, e
 				return 0, err
 			}
 		}
-		tc.Println("```")
-		tc.Println("")
+		fmt.Fprintln(tc, "```")
+		fmt.Fprintln(tc, "")
 	}
 
 	return tc.Count, tc.Err
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ func printNode(w io.Writer, node map[string]any, prefix string) error {
 
 		children := node[key].(map[string]any)
 		if len(children) > 0 {
-			childPrefix := prefix + "│   "
+			childPrefix := prefix + "│   "
 			if isLast {
-				childPrefix = prefix + "    "
+				childPrefix = prefix + "    "
 			}
 			if err := printNode(w, children, childPrefix); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/token.go b/token.go
index e670abb..b364986 100644
--- a/token.go
+++ b/token.go
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"unicode"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 )
 
 type TokenCounter struct {
-	w       io.Writer
-	Count   int64
-	Err     error
-	inWord  bool
-	inSpace bool
+	w     io.Writer
+	Count int64
+	Err   error
+
+	leftover []byte
+	inWord   bool
+	wordLen  int
 }
 
 func (tc *TokenCounter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
@@ -19,8 +22,29 @@ func (tc *TokenCounter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 		return 0, tc.Err
 	}
 
-	for _, b := range p {
-		r := rune(b)
+	data := p
+	if len(tc.leftover) > 0 {
+		data = make([]byte, len(tc.leftover)+len(p))
+		copy(data, tc.leftover)
+		copy(data[len(tc.leftover):], p)
+	}
+
+	totalProcessed := 0
+
+	for len(data) > 0 {
+		r, size := utf8.DecodeRune(data)
+
+		if r == utf8.RuneError && size == 1 {
+			if len(data) < utf8.UTFMax {
+				tc.leftover = data
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		data = data[size:]
+		totalProcessed += size
+		tc.leftover = nil
+
 		isSpace := unicode.IsSpace(r)
 		isAlpha := unicode.IsLetter(r) || unicode.IsNumber(r) || r == '_'
 
@@ -28,24 +52,32 @@ func (tc *TokenCounter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 			if !tc.inWord {
 				tc.Count++
 				tc.inWord = true
-				tc.inSpace = false
+				tc.wordLen = 1
+			} else {
+				tc.wordLen++
+				if tc.wordLen > 4 {
+					tc.Count++
+					tc.wordLen = 1
+				}
 			}
 		} else if isSpace {
-			if !tc.inSpace {
-				tc.Count++
-				tc.inSpace = true
-				tc.inWord = false
-			}
+			tc.inWord = false
+			tc.wordLen = 0
 		} else {
 			tc.Count++
 			tc.inWord = false
-			tc.inSpace = false
+			tc.wordLen = 0
 		}
 	}
 
-	n, err := tc.w.Write(p)
-	tc.Err = err
-	return n, err
+	var n int
+	if tc.w != nil {
+		n, tc.Err = tc.w.Write(p)
+	} else {
+		n = len(p)
+	}
+
+	return n, tc.Err
 }
 
 func (tc *TokenCounter) WriteByte(c byte) error {
@@ -57,12 +89,5 @@ func (tc *TokenCounter) Printf(format string, a ...any) {
 	if tc.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(tc, format, a...)
-}
-
-func (tc *TokenCounter) Println(a ...any) {
-	if tc.Err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(tc, a...)
+	fmt.Fprintf(tc, format, a...)
 }