diff --git a/_examples/complex/main.go b/_examples/complex/main.go
index 22e7637..891bd74 100644
--- a/_examples/complex/main.go
+++ b/_examples/complex/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		i := i
 		go func() {
 			task := fmt.Sprintf("Task#%02d:", i)
-			job := "installing"
+			job := "\x1b[31;1;4minstalling\x1b[0m"
 			// preparing delayed bars
 			b := p.AddBar(rand.Int63n(101)+100,
 				mpb.BarParkTo(bars[i]),
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
 				mpb.PrependDecorators(
 					decor.Name(task, decor.WC{W: len(task) + 1, C: decor.DidentRight}),
 					decor.OnComplete(decor.Name(job, decor.WCSyncSpaceR), "done!"),
-					decor.OnComplete(decor.EwmaETA(decor.ET_STYLE_MMSS, 0, decor.WCSyncWidth), "")),
+					decor.OnComplete(decor.EwmaETA(decor.ET_STYLE_MMSS, 0, decor.WCSyncWidth), ""),
+				),
 				mpb.AppendDecorators(
 					decor.OnComplete(decor.Percentage(decor.WC{W: 5}), ""),
 				),
diff --git a/decor/decorator.go b/decor/decorator.go
index 5c0d168..52588c0 100644
--- a/decor/decorator.go
+++ b/decor/decorator.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"github.com/acarl005/stripansi"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -117,25 +119,26 @@
 // W represents width and C represents bit set of width related config.
 // A decorator should embed WC, to enable width synchronization.
 type WC struct {
-	W            int
-	C            int
-	dynFormat    string
-	staticFormat string
-	wsync        chan int
+	W         int
+	C         int
+	dynFormat string
+	wsync     chan int
 }
 
 // FormatMsg formats final message according to WC.W and WC.C.
 // Should be called by any Decorator implementation.
 func (wc *WC) FormatMsg(msg string) string {
+	max := utf8.RuneCountInString(stripansi.Strip(msg))
 	if (wc.C & DSyncWidth) != 0 {
-		wc.wsync <- utf8.RuneCountInString(msg)
-		max := <-wc.wsync
+		wc.wsync <- max
+		max = (utf8.RuneCountInString(msg) - max) + <-wc.wsync
 		if (wc.C & DextraSpace) != 0 {
 			max++
 		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf(fmt.Sprintf(wc.dynFormat, max), msg)
+	} else {
+		max = (utf8.RuneCountInString(msg) - max) + wc.W
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf(wc.staticFormat, msg)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(fmt.Sprintf(wc.dynFormat, max), msg)
 }
 
 // Init initializes width related config.
@@ -145,7 +148,6 @@
 		wc.dynFormat += "-"
 	}
 	wc.dynFormat += "%ds"
-	wc.staticFormat = fmt.Sprintf(wc.dynFormat, wc.W)
 	if (wc.C & DSyncWidth) != 0 {
 		// it's deliberate choice to override wsync on each Init() call,
 		// this way globals like WCSyncSpace can be reused
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0c5ce51..9e7287d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require (
 	github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1
+	github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191112222119-e1110fd1c708
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191113165036-4c7a9d0fe056 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 94a9f1a..5a13162 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1 h1:MnEK4VOv6n0RSY4vtRe3h11qjxL3+t0B8yOL8iMXdcM=
 github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1/go.mod h1:2Tkkvm3sRDVXaiyucHiACn4cqf7DpdyLvmxzcbUokwA=
+github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d h1:licZJFw2RwpHMqeKTCYkitsPqHNxTmd4SNR5r94FGM8=
+github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d/go.mod h1:asat636LX7Bqt5lYEZ27JNDcqxfjdBQuJ/MM4CN/Lzo=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191112222119-e1110fd1c708 h1:pXVtWnwHkrWD9ru3sDxY/qFK/bfc0egRovX91EjWjf4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191112222119-e1110fd1c708/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=