diff --git a/_examples/decoratorsOnTop/main.go b/_examples/decoratorsOnTop/main.go
index bdd0bd5..21b0708 100644
--- a/_examples/decoratorsOnTop/main.go
+++ b/_examples/decoratorsOnTop/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 				decor.AverageETA(decor.ET_STYLE_GO), "done",
 			),
 		),
-		mpb.BarExtender(nlBarFiller(mpb.NewBarFiller("╢▌▌░╟"))),
+		mpb.BarExtender(nlBarFiller(mpb.NewBarFiller(mpb.BarStyle()))),
 	)
 	// simulating some work
 	max := 100 * time.Millisecond
diff --git a/_examples/io/main.go b/_examples/io/main.go
index bd07df9..fccabe3 100644
--- a/_examples/io/main.go
+++ b/_examples/io/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	)
 
 	bar := p.Add(total,
-		mpb.NewBarFiller("[=>-|"),
+		mpb.NewBarFiller(mpb.BarStyle().Rbound("|")),
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(
 			decor.CountersKibiByte("% .2f / % .2f"),
 		),
diff --git a/_examples/reverseBar/main.go b/_examples/reverseBar/main.go
index 23450cc..3a8e23d 100644
--- a/_examples/reverseBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/reverseBar/main.go
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@
 
 	for i := 0; i < numBars; i++ {
 		name := fmt.Sprintf("Bar#%d:", i)
+		bs := mpb.BarStyle()
+		if i == 1 {
+			// reverse Bar#1
+			bs = bs.Tip("<").Reverse()
+		}
 		bar := p.Add(int64(total),
-			// reverse Bar#1
-			mpb.NewBarFillerPick("", i == 1),
+			mpb.NewBarFiller(bs),
 			mpb.PrependDecorators(
 				// simple name decorator
 				decor.Name(name),
diff --git a/_examples/singleBar/main.go b/_examples/singleBar/main.go
index f0ba8ea..3925e8e 100644
--- a/_examples/singleBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/singleBar/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	// adding a single bar, which will inherit container's width
 	bar := p.Add(int64(total),
 		// progress bar filler with customized style
-		mpb.NewBarFiller("╢▌▌░╟"),
+		mpb.NewBarFiller(mpb.BarStyle().Lbound("╢").Filler("▌").Tip("▌").Padding("░").Rbound("╟")),
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(
 			// display our name with one space on the right
 			decor.Name(name, decor.WC{W: len(name) + 1, C: decor.DidentRight}),
diff --git a/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go b/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go
index 7867037..347f519 100644
--- a/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		var bar *mpb.Bar
 		if i == 0 {
 			bar = p.Add(int64(total),
-				mpb.NewBarFiller("╢▌▌░╟"),
+				mpb.NewBarFiller(mpb.BarStyle().Lbound("╢").Filler("▌").Tip("▌").Padding("░").Rbound("╟")),
 				mpb.PrependDecorators(
 					// simple name decorator
 					decor.Name(name),
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			)
 		} else {
 			bar = p.Add(int64(total),
-				mpb.NewSpinnerFiller(spinnerStyle, mpb.SpinnerOnMiddle),
+				mpb.NewBarFiller(mpb.SpinnerStyle(spinnerStyle...)),
 				mpb.PrependDecorators(
 					// simple name decorator
 					decor.Name(name),
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 6f25c1b..38820e1 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	// adding a single bar, which will inherit container's width
 	bar := p.Add(int64(total),
 		// progress bar filler with customized style
-		mpb.NewBarFiller("╢▌▌░╟"),
+		mpb.NewBarFiller(mpb.BarStyle().Lbound("╢").Filler("▌").Tip("▌").Padding("░").Rbound("╟")),
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(
 			// display our name with one space on the right
 			decor.Name(name, decor.WC{W: len(name) + 1, C: decor.DidentRight}),