diff --git a/demo/showcase/_showcasehelper.py b/demo/showcase/_showcasehelper.py
index 0c509503..32c580b2 100755
--- a/demo/showcase/_showcasehelper.py
+++ b/demo/showcase/_showcasehelper.py
@@ -21,13 +21,20 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys, os, random
+import platform
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0],'../..'))
 import TermTk as ttk
 
-zc1 = chr(0x07a6) # Zero width chars oަ
-zc2 = chr(0x20D7) # Zero width chars o⃗
-zc3 = chr(0x065f) # Zero width chars oٟ
+if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+    # The windows terminals badly supports zero sized chars
+    zc1 = 'X'
+    zc2 = 'Y'
+    zc3 = 'Z'
+else:
+    zc1 = chr(0x07a6) # Zero width chars oަ
+    zc2 = chr(0x20D7) # Zero width chars o⃗
+    zc3 = chr(0x065f) # Zero width chars oٟ
 utfwords = [
     f"--Zero{zc1}{zc2}{zc3}-1-", f"--Zero-2{zc1}{zc2}{zc3}-", f"--Ze{zc1}{zc2}{zc3}ro-3-", f"{zc1}{zc2}{zc3}--Zero-4-",
     "Lorem", "i🙻sum", "d😮l😱r", "sit", "am😎t,", "c😱nsectetur", "adi🙻iscing", "elit,", "sed", "do", "eiusmod", "t😜mpor", "incididunt", "ut", "labore", "et", "dolore", "magna", "aliqua.", "Ut", "enim", "ad", "minim", "veniam,", "quis", "nostrud", "exercitation", "ullamco", "laboris", "nisi", "ut", "aliq😞ip", "ex", "ea", "comm😞do", "cons😿quat.", "Duis", "aute", "irure", "dolor", "in", "reprehenderit", "in", "voluptate", "velit", "esse", "cillum", "dolore", "eu", "fugiat", "nulla", "pariatur.", "Excepteur", "sint", "occaecat", "cupidatat", "non", "proident,", "sunt", "in", "cul🙻a", "qui", "officia", "deserunt", "mollit", "anim", "id", "est", "laborum."]
diff --git a/demo/showcase/formwidgets02.py b/demo/showcase/formwidgets02.py
index ab99cab8..906fe3d0 100755
--- a/demo/showcase/formwidgets02.py
+++ b/demo/showcase/formwidgets02.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0],'../..'))
 import TermTk as ttk
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0],'..'))
-from showcase._showcasehelper import getUtfSentence
+from showcase._showcasehelper import getUtfSentence, zc1
 
 def demoFormWidgets(root=None):
     win_form1_grid_layout = ttk.TTkGridLayout(columnMinWidth=1)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def demoFormWidgets(root=None):
     win_form1_grid_layout.addWidget(_wid := ttk.TTkLineEdit(text='Line Edit Test 2 😎 -'),row,2)
     win_form1_grid_layout.addWidget(_en_dis_cb := ttk.TTkCheckbox(text=" en/dis", checked=True),row,3); _en_dis_cb.clicked.connect(_wid.setEnabled)
     row += 1; win_form1_grid_layout.addWidget(ttk.TTkLabel(text='Line Edit Test 3'),row,0)
-    win_form1_grid_layout.addWidget(_wid := ttk.TTkLineEdit(text='Line Edit Test 3 oަ -'),row,2)
+    win_form1_grid_layout.addWidget(_wid := ttk.TTkLineEdit(text=f'Line Edit Test 3 o{zc1}-'),row,2)
     win_form1_grid_layout.addWidget(_en_dis_cb := ttk.TTkCheckbox(text=" en/dis", checked=True),row,3); _en_dis_cb.clicked.connect(_wid.setEnabled)
 
     row += 1; win_form1_grid_layout.addWidget(ttk.TTkLabel(text='Line Edit Input Number'),row,0)
diff --git a/demo/showcase/textedit.py b/demo/showcase/textedit.py
index 2a690f09..b8af2a8e 100755
--- a/demo/showcase/textedit.py
+++ b/demo/showcase/textedit.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0],'../..'))
 import TermTk as ttk
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0],'..'))
-from showcase._showcasehelper import getUtfColoredSentence
+from showcase._showcasehelper import getUtfColoredSentence, zc1, zc2, zc3
 
 class superSimpleHorizontalLine(ttk.TTkWidget):
     def paintEvent(self, canvas):
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ def demoTextEdit(root=None, document=None):
     te.append( "           |.|.|.|.|.||.|.|.||.|.|.")
     te.append("")
 
-
-    zc1 = chr(0x07a6)
-    zc2 = chr(0x20D7)
-    zc3 = chr(0x065f)
     te.append( "           - |  |  |  |  | -")
     te.append(f"Zero Size: - o{zc1}  o{zc2}  o{zc3}  o{zc1}{zc2}  o{zc1}{zc2}{zc3} -")
     te.append( "           - |  |  |  |  | -")