diff --git a/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v b/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v
index 01e947befa..235a7908b2 100644
--- a/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v
+++ b/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ pub fn read_line(prompt string) ?string {
 
 // analyse returns an `Action` based on the type of input byte given in `c`.
 fn (r Readline) analyse(c int) Action {
+	if c > 255 {
+		return Action.insert_character
+	}
 	match byte(c) {
 		`\0`, 0x3, 0x4, 255 {
 			return .eof
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/repl/println.repl b/vlib/v/tests/repl/println.repl
index e772234935..109e50d7f9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/repl/println.repl
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/repl/println.repl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-println('Hello, world! | Привет, мир! | 你好世界')
+println('Hello, world! | Привет, мир! | 你好世界 ｜　こんにちは、世界。')
 ===output===
-Hello, world! | Привет, мир! | 你好世界
+Hello, world! | Привет, мир! | 你好世界 ｜　こんにちは、世界。