diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9224fc1..58e7c66 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Terminals :: Terminal Emulators/X Terminals",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "wcwidth",
+    "wcwidth>=0.3.5,<1",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/pyte/screens.py b/pyte/screens.py
index f1eff52..713beb2 100644
--- a/pyte/screens.py
+++ b/pyte/screens.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, NamedTuple, TypeVar
 
-from wcwidth import wcwidth as _wcwidth, wcswidth as _wcswidth  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+from wcwidth import wcwidth as _wcwidth, wcswidth as _wcswidth, iter_graphemes as grapheme_clusters
 
 from . import (
     charsets as cs,
@@ -120,28 +120,6 @@ def __init__(self, x: int, y: int, attrs: Char = Char(" ")) -> None:
         self.hidden = False
 
 
-def grapheme_clusters(text: str) -> "Generator[str, None, None]":
-    """Yield grapheme clusters from *text*."""
-    cluster = ""
-    for char in text:
-        if not cluster:
-            cluster = char
-            continue
-        if (
-            cluster.endswith("\u200d")
-            or unicodedata.combining(char)
-            or char == "\u200d"
-            or 0xFE00 <= ord(char) <= 0xFE0F
-            or 0x1F3FB <= ord(char) <= 0x1F3FF
-        ):
-            cluster += char
-        else:
-            yield cluster
-            cluster = char
-    if cluster:
-        yield cluster
-
-
 class StaticDefaultDict(dict[KT, VT]):
     """A :func:`dict` with a static default value.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_screen.py b/tests/test_screen.py
index 097e092..8f25d1c 100644
--- a/tests/test_screen.py
+++ b/tests/test_screen.py
@@ -486,6 +486,91 @@ def test_display_complex_emoji():
     assert screen.display == [emoji + "a "]
 
 
+def test_vs16_heart_emoji_40_in_80_columns():
+    screen = pyte.Screen(80, 1)
+    # RED HEART + VARIATION SELECTOR-16: ❤️  (wide)
+    heart_vs16 = '\u2764\ufe0f'
+    screen.draw(heart_vs16 * 40)
+    assert screen.cursor.x == 80
+    assert screen.buffer[0][0].data == heart_vs16
+    assert screen.buffer[0][1].data == ''
+
+
+def test_heart_bare_is_narrow():
+    screen = pyte.Screen(80, 1)
+    # RED HEART (text presentation): ❤  (narrow)
+    heart_bare = '\u2764'
+    screen.draw(heart_bare * 80)
+    assert screen.cursor.x == 80
+
+
+def test_zwj_emoji_40_in_80_columns():
+    screen = pyte.Screen(80, 1)
+    # MAN + ZWJ + WOMAN + ZWJ + GIRL (family): 👨‍👩‍👧
+    family = '\U0001F468\u200D\U0001F469\u200D\U0001F467'
+    screen.draw(family * 40)
+    assert screen.cursor.x == 80
+    assert screen.buffer[0][0].data == family
+    assert screen.buffer[0][1].data == ''
+
+
+def test_flag_emoji_40_in_80_columns():
+    screen = pyte.Screen(80, 1)
+    # REGIONAL INDICATOR U + REGIONAL INDICATOR S (US flag): 🇺🇸
+    flag_us = '\U0001F1FA\U0001F1F8'
+    screen.draw(flag_us * 40)
+    assert screen.cursor.x == 80
+    assert screen.buffer[0][0].data == flag_us
+    assert screen.buffer[0][1].data == ''
+
+
+def test_mixed_emoji_widths():
+    screen = pyte.Screen(10, 1)
+    # ❤ (width 1) + ❤️ (width 2) + 🇺🇸 (width 2) + 'a' (width 1) = 6
+    text = '\u2764' + '\u2764\ufe0f' + '\U0001F1FA\U0001F1F8' + 'a'
+    screen.draw(text)
+    assert screen.cursor.x == 6
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(("grapheme", "expected_width"), [
+    ('\U0001F44B\U0001F3FB', 2),
+    ('\U0001F469\U0001F3FB\u200D\U0001F4BB', 2),
+    ('\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2764\uFE0F\u200D\U0001F48B\u200D\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FD', 2),
+    ('\u26F9\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2640\uFE0F', 2),
+], ids=['wave_skin', 'woman_technologist', 'kiss_couple', 'person_ball_female'])
+def test_wide_grapheme_cluster(grapheme, expected_width):
+    """Wide grapheme clusters occupy expected width and store as single unit."""
+    screen = pyte.Screen(10, 1)
+    screen.draw(grapheme)
+    assert screen.cursor.x == expected_width
+    assert screen.buffer[0][0].data == grapheme
+    assert screen.buffer[0][1].data == ''
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(("grapheme",), [
+    ('cafe\u0301',),
+    ('ok\u1100\u1161ok',),
+    ('ok\uAC00\u11A8ok',),
+], ids=['combining_accent', 'hangul_lv', 'hangul_lvt'])
+def test_grapheme_cluster_in_context(grapheme):
+    """Grapheme clusters with combining/jamo characters stored correctly."""
+    screen = pyte.Screen(10, 1)
+    screen.draw(grapheme)
+    assert screen.buffer[0][2].data in ('\u1100\u1161', '\uAC00\u11A8', 'f')
+    if grapheme.startswith('cafe'):
+        assert screen.buffer[0][3].data == 'e\u0301'
+
+
+def test_regional_indicator_graphemes():
+    """Regional indicator pairs form flags; odd RI stays separate."""
+    screen = pyte.Screen(10, 1)
+    # four unicode RI's make two flags, 4 total cells
+    screen.draw('\U0001F1FA\U0001F1F8\U0001F1E6\U0001F1FA')
+    assert screen.cursor.x == 4
+    assert screen.buffer[0][0].data == '\U0001F1FA\U0001F1F8'
+    assert screen.buffer[0][2].data == '\U0001F1E6\U0001F1FA'
+
+
 def test_carriage_return():
     screen = pyte.Screen(3, 3)
     screen.cursor.x = 2