diff --git a/box.go b/box.go
index 1af6047..fc4e0b6 100644
--- a/box.go
+++ b/box.go
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 package termui
 
-const TOP_RIGHT = '┐'
-const VERTICAL_LINE = '│'
-const HORIZONTAL_LINE = '─'
-const TOP_LEFT = '┌'
-const BOTTOM_RIGHT = '┘'
-const BOTTOM_LEFT = '└'
-
 type border struct {
 	X       int
 	Y       int
diff --git a/box_others.go b/box_others.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f69f4f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/box_others.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package termui
+
+const TOP_RIGHT = '┐'
+const VERTICAL_LINE = '│'
+const HORIZONTAL_LINE = '─'
+const TOP_LEFT = '┌'
+const BOTTOM_RIGHT = '┘'
+const BOTTOM_LEFT = '└'
diff --git a/box_windows.go b/box_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2df56a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/box_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package termui
+
+const TOP_RIGHT = '+'
+const VERTICAL_LINE = '|'
+const HORIZONTAL_LINE = '-'
+const TOP_LEFT = '+'
+const BOTTOM_RIGHT = '+'
+const BOTTOM_LEFT = '+'
diff --git a/chart.go b/chart.go
index c2831c8..a0cece3 100644
--- a/chart.go
+++ b/chart.go
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ package termui
 
 import "fmt"
 
-const VDASH = '┊'
-const HDASH = '┈'
-const ORIGIN = '└'
-
 // only 16 possible combinations, why bother
 var braillePatterns = map[[2]int]rune{
 	[2]int{0, 0}: '⣀',
diff --git a/chart_others.go b/chart_others.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c593557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chart_others.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package termui
+
+const VDASH = '┊'
+const HDASH = '┈'
+const ORIGIN = '└'
diff --git a/chart_windows.go b/chart_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e92cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chart_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package termui
+
+const VDASH = '|'
+const HDASH = '-'
+const ORIGIN = '+'