diff --git a/bar_filler_spinner.go b/bar_filler_spinner.go
index a28470d..0fdb523 100644
--- a/bar_filler_spinner.go
+++ b/bar_filler_spinner.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/acarl005/stripansi"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-runewidth"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8/decor"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8/internal"
@@ -15,32 +14,41 @@
 	positionRight
 )
 
+var defaultSpinnerStyle = []string{"⠋", "⠙", "⠹", "⠸", "⠼", "⠴", "⠦", "⠧", "⠇", "⠏"}
+
 // SpinnerStyleComposer interface.
 type SpinnerStyleComposer interface {
 	BarFillerBuilder
 	PositionLeft() SpinnerStyleComposer
 	PositionRight() SpinnerStyleComposer
+	Meta(func(string) string) SpinnerStyleComposer
 }
 
 type sFiller struct {
+	position uint
 	count    uint
-	position uint
 	frames   []string
+	meta     func(string) string
 }
 
 type spinnerStyle struct {
 	position uint
 	frames   []string
+	meta     func(string) string
 }
 
 // SpinnerStyle constructs default spinner style which can be altered via
 // SpinnerStyleComposer interface.
 func SpinnerStyle(frames ...string) SpinnerStyleComposer {
-	ss := new(spinnerStyle)
+	ss := &spinnerStyle{
+		meta: func(s string) string {
+			return s
+		},
+	}
 	if len(frames) != 0 {
-		ss.frames = append(ss.frames, frames...)
+		ss.frames = frames
 	} else {
-		ss.frames = []string{"⠋", "⠙", "⠹", "⠸", "⠼", "⠴", "⠦", "⠧", "⠇", "⠏"}
+		ss.frames = defaultSpinnerStyle
 	}
 	return ss
 }
@@ -55,10 +63,16 @@
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *spinnerStyle) Meta(fn func(string) string) SpinnerStyleComposer {
+	s.meta = fn
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *spinnerStyle) Build() BarFiller {
 	sf := &sFiller{
 		position: s.position,
 		frames:   s.frames,
+		meta:     s.meta,
 	}
 	return sf
 }
@@ -67,7 +81,8 @@
 	width := internal.CheckRequestedWidth(stat.RequestedWidth, stat.AvailableWidth)
 
 	frame := s.frames[s.count%uint(len(s.frames))]
-	frameWidth := runewidth.StringWidth(stripansi.Strip(frame))
+	frameWidth := runewidth.StringWidth(frame)
+	frame = s.meta(frame)
 
 	if width < frameWidth {
 		return nil