diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 218ed6e..8fe1611 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "artimonist"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.6.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "artimonist 1.3.1",
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "inquire",
  "predicates",
  "thiserror",
+ "unicode-normalization",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d9f9bd4..01bdcc2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "artimonist"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.6.2"
 edition = "2024"
 
 description = "A tool for generating mnemonics and wallets."
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ comfy-table = { version = "^7.1.4", default-features = false }
 bip38 = "1.1.1"
 thiserror = "2.0.11"
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
+unicode-normalization = "0.1.24"
 
 [profile.release]
 codegen-units = 1
diff --git a/src/diagram/execute.rs b/src/diagram/execute.rs
index ea442bd..f39b40b 100644
--- a/src/diagram/execute.rs
+++ b/src/diagram/execute.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use super::{DiagramCommand, matrix::LoadMatrix, output::ConsoleOutput};
 use crate::utils::{inquire_password, select_language};
 use artimonist::{ComplexDiagram, Language, Matrix, SimpleDiagram};
-// use artimonist::{ComplexDiagram, Language, Matrix, SimpleDiagram};
 
 impl crate::Execute for DiagramCommand<SimpleDiagram> {
     fn execute(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
diff --git a/src/diagram/output.rs b/src/diagram/output.rs
index bad2456..525fdbe 100644
--- a/src/diagram/output.rs
+++ b/src/diagram/output.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::utils::{bip38_encrypt, unicode_encode};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use artimonist::{BIP85, ComplexDiagram, GenericDiagram, Matrix, SimpleDiagram, Xpriv};
 use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
+use unicode_normalization::UnicodeNormalization;
 
 pub trait ConsoleOutput<T: ToString>: GenericDiagram {
     fn matrix(&self) -> &Matrix<T, 7, 7>;
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ pub trait ConsoleOutput<T: ToString>: GenericDiagram {
 
         // generation results
         let password = cmd.password.as_ref().ok_or(anyhow!("empty password"))?;
-        let master = self.bip32_master(password.as_bytes())?;
+        let pass_nfc: String = password.nfc().collect();
+        let master = self.bip32_master(pass_nfc.as_bytes())?;
         cmd.derive_all(&master, f)?;
 
         Ok(())