diff --git a/src/renderer.rs b/src/renderer.rs
index 3f274cd..a74e21d 100644
--- a/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer.rs
@@ -420,7 +420,11 @@ fn draw_content(f: &mut Frame, b: &Browser, area: Rect) {
             // Live form input
             let w = (content_width as usize).saturating_sub(4).min(60);
             spans.push(Span::styled(
-                format!("  {:width$}", format!("{}▎", b.form_text), width = w),
+                format!(
+                    "  {:width$}",
+                    format!("{}▎", sanitize_terminal_text(&b.form_text)),
+                    width = w
+                ),
                 Style::default().fg(FG).bg(FORM_ACT_BG).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
             ));
         } else {
@@ -444,7 +448,7 @@ fn draw_content(f: &mut Frame, b: &Browser, area: Rect) {
                 } else {
                     base_style(&seg.style)
                 };
-                spans.push(Span::styled(seg.text.clone(), style));
+                spans.push(Span::styled(sanitize_terminal_text(&seg.text), style));
             }
         }
 
@@ -516,21 +520,21 @@ fn draw_bottombar(f: &mut Frame, b: &Browser, area: Rect) {
             Line::from(vec![
                 Span::styled(" GO ", Style::default().fg(BG).bg(ACCENT).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)),
                 Span::styled(" ", Style::default().bg(BG_SURFACE)),
-                Span::styled(format!("{}▎", b.url_input), Style::default().fg(FG).bg(BG_SURFACE)),
+                Span::styled(format!("{}▎", sanitize_terminal_text(&b.url_input)), Style::default().fg(FG).bg(BG_SURFACE)),
             ])
         }
         InputMode::Search => {
             Line::from(vec![
                 Span::styled(" / ", Style::default().fg(BG).bg(GOLD).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)),
                 Span::styled(" ", Style::default().bg(BG_SURFACE)),
-                Span::styled(format!("{}▎", b.search_input), Style::default().fg(FG).bg(BG_SURFACE)),
+                Span::styled(format!("{}▎", sanitize_terminal_text(&b.search_input)), Style::default().fg(FG).bg(BG_SURFACE)),
             ])
         }
         InputMode::GotoNum => {
             Line::from(vec![
                 Span::styled(" # ", Style::default().fg(BG).bg(MAGENTA).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)),
                 Span::styled(" Link: ", Style::default().fg(FG_DIM).bg(BG_SURFACE)),
-                Span::styled(format!("{}▎", b.goto_input), Style::default().fg(FG).bg(BG_SURFACE)),
+                Span::styled(format!("{}▎", sanitize_terminal_text(&b.goto_input)), Style::default().fg(FG).bg(BG_SURFACE)),
             ])
         }
         InputMode::FormField => {
@@ -571,29 +575,29 @@ fn draw_bottombar(f: &mut Frame, b: &Browser, area: Rect) {
                             (
                                 " ✓ ",
                                 Style::default().fg(BG).bg(GREEN).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
-                                b.status_msg.clone(),
+                                sanitize_terminal_text(&b.status_msg),
                             )
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    (" ✓ ", Style::default().fg(BG).bg(GREEN).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD), b.status_msg.clone())
+                    (" ✓ ", Style::default().fg(BG).bg(GREEN).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD), sanitize_terminal_text(&b.status_msg))
                 }
             } else {
                 match &b.state {
                     LoadState::Loading  => (
                         " ⟳ ",
                         Style::default().fg(BG).bg(GOLD).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
-                        b.status_msg.clone(),
+                        sanitize_terminal_text(&b.status_msg),
                     ),
                     LoadState::Error(_) => (
                         " ✗ ",
                         Style::default().fg(FG).bg(ERR_FG).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
-                        b.status_msg.clone(),
+                        sanitize_terminal_text(&b.status_msg),
                     ),
                     LoadState::Idle => (
                         " ✓ ",
                         Style::default().fg(BG).bg(GREEN).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
-                        b.status_msg.clone(),
+                        sanitize_terminal_text(&b.status_msg),
                     ),
                 }
             };
@@ -655,14 +659,19 @@ fn draw_bottombar(f: &mut Frame, b: &Browser, area: Rect) {
 fn draw_overlay_list(f: &mut Frame, b: &Browser, area: Rect, is_bookmarks: bool) {
     let (title, items, cursor) = if is_bookmarks {
         let items: Vec<String> = b.bookmarks.items.iter().enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, bm)| format!(" {}. {}  {}", i + 1, bm.title, bm.url))
+            .map(|(i, bm)| format!(
+                " {}. {}  {}",
+                i + 1,
+                sanitize_terminal_text(&bm.title),
+                sanitize_terminal_text(&bm.url)
+            ))
             .collect();
         (" ★ Bookmarks ", items, b.bookmark_cursor)
     } else {
         let items: Vec<String> = b.history.iter().enumerate()
             .map(|(i, url)| {
                 let marker = if i + 1 == b.history_pos { "▸" } else { " " };
-                format!(" {} {}", marker, url)
+                format!(" {} {}", marker, sanitize_terminal_text(url))
             })
             .collect();
         (" ⟳ History ", items, b.history_cursor)
@@ -722,11 +731,11 @@ fn draw_page_info(f: &mut Frame, b: &Browser, area: Rect) {
     let info = vec![
         Line::from(vec![
             Span::styled("  Title    ", label_style),
-            Span::styled(&b.page_title, value_style.add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)),
+            Span::styled(sanitize_terminal_text(&b.page_title), value_style.add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)),
         ]),
         Line::from(vec![
             Span::styled("  URL      ", label_style),
-            Span::styled(&b.current_url, Style::default().fg(ACCENT)),
+            Span::styled(sanitize_terminal_text(&b.current_url), Style::default().fg(ACCENT)),
         ]),
         Line::from(vec![
             Span::styled("  Lines    ", label_style),
@@ -843,18 +852,34 @@ fn centered_rect(w: u16, h: u16, area: Rect) -> Rect {
 }
 
 fn truncate_str(s: &str, max: usize) -> String {
-    if s.len() <= max { return s.to_string(); }
-    if max < 4 { return s.chars().take(max).collect(); }
+    let sanitized = sanitize_terminal_text(s);
+    if sanitized.len() <= max { return sanitized; }
+    if max < 4 { return sanitized.chars().take(max).collect(); }
     let take = max.saturating_sub(1);
-    format!("{}…", &s.chars().take(take).collect::<String>())
+    format!("{}…", &sanitized.chars().take(take).collect::<String>())
 }
 
 fn split_url_parts(url: &str) -> (String, String) {
     if let Ok(parsed) = url::Url::parse(url) {
-        let domain = parsed.host_str().unwrap_or("").to_string();
-        let path = format!("{}{}", parsed.path(), parsed.query().map(|q| format!("?{}", q)).unwrap_or_default());
+        let domain = sanitize_terminal_text(parsed.host_str().unwrap_or(""));
+        let path = sanitize_terminal_text(&format!(
+            "{}{}",
+            parsed.path(),
+            parsed.query().map(|q| format!("?{}", q)).unwrap_or_default()
+        ));
         (domain, path)
     } else {
-        (url.to_string(), String::new())
+        (sanitize_terminal_text(url), String::new())
     }
 }
+
+fn sanitize_terminal_text(s: &str) -> String {
+    s.chars()
+        .filter_map(|c| match c {
+            '\n' | '\r' | '\t' => Some(' '),
+            '\u{7F}'..='\u{9F}' => None,
+            c if c <= '\u{1F}' => None,
+            _ => Some(c),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}