diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index e66418ef..61e3b572 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void read_the_list(const char *path, DIR *dir)
 
 	/* Find the length of the longest filename in the current folder. */
 	while ((nextdir = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-		size_t name_len = strlenpt(nextdir->d_name);
+		size_t name_len = breadth(nextdir->d_name);
 
 		if (name_len > longest)
 			longest = name_len;
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void browser_refresh(void)
 		struct stat st;
 		const char *thename = tail(filelist[i]);
 				/* The filename we display, minus the path. */
-		size_t namelen = strlenpt(thename);
+		size_t namelen = breadth(thename);
 				/* The length of the filename in columns. */
 		size_t infolen;
 				/* The length of the file information in columns. */
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ void browser_refresh(void)
 		}
 
 		/* Make sure info takes up no more than infomaxlen columns. */
-		infolen = strlenpt(info);
+		infolen = breadth(info);
 		if (infolen > infomaxlen) {
 			info[actual_x(info, infomaxlen)] = '\0';
 			infolen = infomaxlen;
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ int filesearch_init(bool forwards)
 		thedefault = charalloc(strlen(disp) + 7);
 		/* We use (COLS / 3) here because we need to see more on the line. */
 		sprintf(thedefault, " [%s%s]", disp,
-				(strlenpt(last_search) > COLS / 3) ? "..." : "");
+				(breadth(last_search) > COLS / 3) ? "..." : "");
 		free(disp);
 	} else
 		thedefault = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 487ecbcc..21d34ca3 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ int do_lockfile(const char *filename)
 
 		/* TRANSLATORS: The second %s is the name of the user, the third that of the editor. */
 		question = _("File %s is being edited (by %s with %s, PID %s); continue?");
-		room = COLS - strlenpt(question) + 7 - strlenpt(lockuser) -
-								strlenpt(lockprog) - strlenpt(pidstring);
+		room = COLS - breadth(question) + 7 - breadth(lockuser) -
+								breadth(lockprog) - breadth(pidstring);
 		if (room < 4)
 			postedname = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "_");
-		else if (room < strlenpt(filename)) {
+		else if (room < breadth(filename)) {
 			char *fragment = display_string(filename,
-								strlenpt(filename) - room + 3, room, FALSE, FALSE);
+								breadth(filename) - room + 3, room, FALSE, FALSE);
 			postedname = charalloc(strlen(fragment) + 4);
 			strcpy(postedname, "...");
 			strcat(postedname, fragment);
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ int do_writeout(bool exiting, bool withprompt)
 				if (name_exists) {
 					char *question = _("File \"%s\" exists; OVERWRITE? ");
 					char *name = display_string(answer, 0,
-										COLS - strlenpt(question) + 1, FALSE, FALSE);
+										COLS - breadth(question) + 1, FALSE, FALSE);
 					char *message = charalloc(strlen(question) +
 												strlen(name) + 1);
 
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ char *input_tab(char *buf, bool allow_files, size_t *place,
 
 			/* Find the length of the longest among the choices. */
 			for (match = 0; match < num_matches; match++) {
-				size_t namelen = strlenpt(matches[match]);
+				size_t namelen = breadth(matches[match]);
 
 				if (namelen > longest_name)
 					longest_name = namelen;
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index bdae4e0e..905aabfd 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -741,13 +741,13 @@ void mouse_init(void)
 void print_opt(const char *shortflag, const char *longflag, const char *desc)
 {
 	printf(" %s\t", shortflag);
-	if (strlenpt(shortflag) < 8)
+	if (breadth(shortflag) < 8)
 		printf("\t");
 
 	printf("%s\t", longflag);
-	if (strlenpt(longflag) < 8)
+	if (breadth(longflag) < 8)
 		printf("\t\t");
-	else if (strlenpt(longflag) < 16)
+	else if (breadth(longflag) < 16)
 		printf("\t");
 
 	printf("%s\n", _(desc));
diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index 3e4af224..34ec5e30 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int do_statusbar_mouse(void)
 
 	/* We can click on the statusbar window text to move the cursor. */
 	if (retval == 0 && wmouse_trafo(bottomwin, &click_row, &click_col, FALSE)) {
-		size_t start_col = strlenpt(prompt) + 2;
+		size_t start_col = breadth(prompt) + 2;
 
 		/* Move to where the click occurred. */
 		if (click_row == 0 && click_col >= start_col)
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ void put_cursor_at_end_of_answer(void)
 /* Redraw the promptbar and place the cursor at the right spot. */
 void draw_the_promptbar(void)
 {
-	size_t base = strlenpt(prompt) + 2;
+	size_t base = breadth(prompt) + 2;
 	size_t the_page, end_page, column;
 	char *expanded;
 
 	the_page = get_statusbar_page_start(base, base + strnlenpt(answer, typing_x));
-	end_page = get_statusbar_page_start(base, base + strlenpt(answer) - 1);
+	end_page = get_statusbar_page_start(base, base + breadth(answer) - 1);
 
 	/* Color the promptbar over its full width. */
 	wattron(bottomwin, interface_color_pair[TITLE_BAR]);
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void draw_the_promptbar(void)
 	waddstr(bottomwin, expanded);
 	free(expanded);
 
-	if (base + strlenpt(answer) != COLS && the_page < end_page)
+	if (base + breadth(answer) != COLS && the_page < end_page)
 		mvwaddch(bottomwin, 0, COLS - 1, '>');
 
 	wattroff(bottomwin, interface_color_pair[TITLE_BAR]);
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index b2385064..d46786ce 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ size_t get_page_start(size_t column);
 size_t xplustabs(void);
 size_t actual_x(const char *text, size_t column);
 size_t strnlenpt(const char *text, size_t maxlen);
-size_t strlenpt(const char *text);
+size_t breadth(const char *text);
 void new_magicline(void);
 #if !defined(NANO_TINY) || defined(ENABLE_HELP)
 void remove_magicline(void);
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index c7ca3893..087acd99 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream, bool syntax_only)
 			} else
 				matchbrackets = option;
 		} else if (strcasecmp(rcopts[i].name, "whitespace") == 0) {
-			if (mbstrlen(option) != 2 || strlenpt(option) != 2) {
+			if (mbstrlen(option) != 2 || breadth(option) != 2) {
 				rcfile_error(N_("Two single-column characters required"));
 				free(option);
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 6930c395..3e40d88d 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void search_init(bool replacing, bool keep_the_answer)
 		thedefault = charalloc(strlen(disp) + 7);
 		/* We use (COLS / 3) here because we need to see more on the line. */
 		sprintf(thedefault, " [%s%s]", disp,
-				(strlenpt(last_search) > COLS / 3) ? "..." : "");
+				(breadth(last_search) > COLS / 3) ? "..." : "");
 		free(disp);
 	} else
 		thedefault = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
 
 	/* Take a negative column number to mean: from the end of the line. */
 	if (column < 0)
-		column = strlenpt(openfile->current->data) + column + 2;
+		column = breadth(openfile->current->data) + column + 2;
 	if (column < 1)
 		column = 1;
 
@@ -820,8 +820,8 @@ void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	if (ISSET(SOFTWRAP) && openfile->placewewant / editwincols >
-						strlenpt(openfile->current->data) / editwincols)
-		openfile->placewewant = strlenpt(openfile->current->data);
+						breadth(openfile->current->data) / editwincols)
+		openfile->placewewant = breadth(openfile->current->data);
 #endif
 
 	/* When the position was manually given, center the target line. */
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index c5dd4f48..3d280fd4 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ bool do_wrap(void)
 	 * line too long, then join the two lines, so that, after the line wrap,
 	 * the remainder will effectively have been prefixed to the next line. */
 	if (openfile->spillage_line && openfile->spillage_line == line->next &&
-				rest_length + strlenpt(line->next->data) <= wrap_at) {
+				rest_length + breadth(line->next->data) <= wrap_at) {
 		/* Go to the end of this line. */
 		openfile->current_x = line_len;
 
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ void rewrap_paragraph(linestruct **line, char *lead_string, size_t lead_len)
 	ssize_t break_pos;
 		/* The x-coordinate where the current line is to be broken. */
 
-	while (strlenpt((*line)->data) > wrap_at) {
+	while (breadth((*line)->data) > wrap_at) {
 		size_t line_len = strlen((*line)->data);
 
 		/* Find a point in the line where it can be broken. */
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ bool fix_spello(const char *word)
 	} else if (result == 1) {
 		spotlighted = TRUE;
 		light_from_col = xplustabs();
-		light_to_col = light_from_col + strlenpt(word);
+		light_to_col = light_from_col + breadth(word);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 		linestruct *saved_mark = openfile->mark;
 		openfile->mark = NULL;
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index a4b06360..39f18d9f 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ size_t strnlenpt(const char *text, size_t maxlen)
 }
 
 /* Return the number of columns that the given text occupies. */
-size_t strlenpt(const char *text)
+size_t breadth(const char *text)
 {
 	size_t span = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 435a48f8..12361e95 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2106,16 +2106,16 @@ void titlebar(const char *path)
 		else if (ISSET(RESTRICTED))
 			state = _("Restricted");
 
-		pluglen = strlenpt(_("Modified")) + 1;
+		pluglen = breadth(_("Modified")) + 1;
 	}
 
 	/* Determine the widths of the four elements, including their padding. */
-	verlen = strlenpt(upperleft) + 3;
-	prefixlen = strlenpt(prefix);
+	verlen = breadth(upperleft) + 3;
+	prefixlen = breadth(prefix);
 	if (prefixlen > 0)
 		prefixlen++;
-	pathlen = strlenpt(path);
-	statelen = strlenpt(state) + 2;
+	pathlen = breadth(path);
+	statelen = breadth(state) + 2;
 	if (statelen > 2) {
 		pathlen++;
 		pluglen = 0;
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ void statusline(message_type importance, const char *msg, ...)
 	message = display_string(compound, 0, COLS, FALSE, FALSE);
 	free(compound);
 
-	start_col = (COLS - strlenpt(message)) / 2;
+	start_col = (COLS - breadth(message)) / 2;
 	bracketed = (start_col > 1);
 
 	wmove(bottomwin, 0, (bracketed ? start_col - 2 : start_col));
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ void post_one_key(const char *keystroke, const char *tag, int width)
 	wattroff(bottomwin, interface_color_pair[KEY_COMBO]);
 
 	/* If the remaning space is too small, skip the description. */
-	width -= strlenpt(keystroke);
+	width -= breadth(keystroke);
 	if (width < 2)
 		return;
 
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ int update_line(linestruct *fileptr, size_t index)
 		mvwaddch(edit, row, margin, '<');
 		wattroff(edit, hilite_attribute);
 	}
-	if (strlenpt(fileptr->data) > from_col + editwincols) {
+	if (breadth(fileptr->data) > from_col + editwincols) {
 		wattron(edit, hilite_attribute);
 		mvwaddch(edit, row, COLS - 1, '>');
 		wattroff(edit, hilite_attribute);
@@ -3392,7 +3392,7 @@ void do_cursorpos(bool force)
 {
 	char saved_byte;
 	size_t sum, cur_xpt = xplustabs() + 1;
-	size_t cur_lenpt = strlenpt(openfile->current->data) + 1;
+	size_t cur_lenpt = breadth(openfile->current->data) + 1;
 	int linepct, colpct, charpct;
 
 	/* If the showing needs to be suppressed, don't suppress it next time. */
@@ -3652,7 +3652,7 @@ void do_credits(void)
 			else
 				what = credits[crpos];
 
-			start_col = COLS / 2 - strlenpt(what) / 2 - 1;
+			start_col = COLS / 2 - breadth(what) / 2 - 1;
 			mvwaddstr(edit, editwinrows - 1 - (editwinrows % 2),
 												start_col, what);
 		}