diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 74d4ae41..40beed62 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library", "cc_test")
 load(":bazel/ftxui.bzl", "ftxui_cc_library")
 load(":bazel/ftxui.bzl", "generate_examples")
 load(":bazel/ftxui.bzl", "cpp20")
+load(":bazel/ftxui.bzl", "msvc_copts")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ cc_test(
         "include",
         "src",
     ],
-    copts = cpp20(),
+    copts = cpp20() + msvc_copts(),
     deps = [
         "//:ftxui",
         "@googletest//:gtest_main",
diff --git a/bazel/ftxui.bzl b/bazel/ftxui.bzl
index 15bc0cc6..b55ceac1 100644
--- a/bazel/ftxui.bzl
+++ b/bazel/ftxui.bzl
@@ -20,11 +20,20 @@ def cpp20():
         "//conditions:default": ["-std=c++20"],
     })
 
-# Force Microsoft Visual Studio to decode sources files in UTF-8, as it should.
-def utf8():
+def msvc_copts():
     return select({
-        "@rules_cc//cc/compiler:msvc-cl": ["/utf-8"],
-        "@rules_cc//cc/compiler:clang-cl": ["/utf-8"],
+        "@rules_cc//cc/compiler:msvc-cl": [
+            # Force Microsoft Visual Studio to decode sources files in UTF-8.
+            "/utf-8",
+
+            # Force Microsoft Visual Studio to interpret the source files as
+            # Unicode.
+            "/DUNICODE",
+            "/D_UNICODE",
+
+            # Fallback for Microsoft Terminal.
+            "/DFTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK",
+        ],
         "//conditions:default": [],
     })
 
@@ -47,7 +56,7 @@ def ftxui_cc_library(
             "include",
             "src",
         ],
-        copts = cpp17() + utf8(),
+        copts = cpp17() + msvc_copts(),
         visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     )
 
@@ -68,5 +77,5 @@ def generate_examples():
             name = name,
             srcs = [src],
             deps = ["//:component"],
-            copts = cpp20() + utf8(),
+            copts = cpp20() + msvc_copts(),
         )