diff --git a/example/dev.js b/example/dev.js
index 203694db..40b4a48b 100644
--- a/example/dev.js
+++ b/example/dev.js
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
-import open from 'open';
-await open('./dist/index.html');
+const openFile = async () => {
+    try {
+        // Use dynamic import to load the ES module
+        const open = (await import('open')).default;
+        await open('./dist/index.html');
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Error opening file:', err);
+    }
+};
+
+openFile();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2c7036c..c4d917b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@
         "clean:dist": "find . -name 'dist' -type d -prune -exec rm -rf '{}' +",
         "clean:node": "find . -name 'node_modules' -type d -prune -exec rm -rf '{}' +",
         "build": "webpack --config webpack.config.js --mode production",
-        "packdemo": "cd ./example && npm run pack",
+        "packdemo": "npm run --prefix ./example pack",
         "watch": "webpack --config webpack.config.js --mode development --watch",
-        "watch:example": "cd ./example && npm run watch",
-        "start:example": "cd ./example && npm install && npm run build && npm run dev",
+        "watch:example": "npm run --prefix ./example watch",
+        "start:example": "npm install --prefix ./example && npm run build --prefix ./example",
+        "watch:web": "run-p watch watch:example serve:example",
+        "serve:example": "live-server --port=9000 example/dist",
         "dev": "npm run clean && npm install && npm run build && npm run start:example",
-        "lint-fix": "npx eslint \"./**\" --fix",
-        "lint": "npx eslint \"./**\"",
+        "dev:watch": "npm run dev && npm run watch:web",
+        "lint-fix": "npx eslint './**' --fix",
+        "lint": "npx eslint './**'",
         "format:check": "npx prettier --check .",
         "format:write": "npx prettier --write .",
         "tests:unit": "jest",
-        "tests:e2e": "cd ./ui-tests && npm install && npm run prepare && npm run e2e",
+        "tests:e2e": "npm install --prefix ./ui-tests && npm run --prefix ./ui-tests prepare && npm run --prefix ./ui-tests e2e",
         "api-docs": "npx typedoc src/main.ts --out ./api-docs",
         "api-doc-deploy": "npx typedoc src/main.ts --out ./example/dist/api-doc",
         "postinstall": "node postinstall.js",
diff --git a/src/components/chat-item/prompt-input/prompt-text-input.ts b/src/components/chat-item/prompt-input/prompt-text-input.ts
index d6ae9005..8f8dad60 100644
--- a/src/components/chat-item/prompt-input/prompt-text-input.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat-item/prompt-input/prompt-text-input.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export class PromptTextInput {
         maxlength: MAX_USER_INPUT().toString(),
         type: 'text',
         placeholder: MynahUITabsStore.getInstance().getTabDataStore(this.props.tabId).getValue('promptInputPlaceholder'),
+        style: this.getPlaceholderWidth(),
         value: '',
         ...(Config.getInstance().config.autoFocus ? { autofocus: 'autofocus' } : {})
       },
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ export class PromptTextInput {
           }
         },
         focus: () => {
-          this.render.addClass('input-has-focus');
           if (typeof this.props.onFocus !== 'undefined') {
             this.props.onFocus();
           }
@@ -142,6 +142,27 @@ export class PromptTextInput {
     this.clear();
   }
 
+  private readonly getPlaceholderWidth = (): string => {
+    const span = document.createElement('span');
+    span.style.visibility = 'hidden';
+    span.setAttribute('class', 'mynah-chat-prompt-input-scroll-measure');
+    document.body.appendChild(span);
+
+    const inputStyles = window.getComputedStyle(span);
+    span.style.font = inputStyles.getPropertyValue('font');
+    span.style.fontSize = inputStyles.getPropertyValue('font-size');
+    span.style.fontFamily = inputStyles.getPropertyValue('font-family');
+    span.style.fontWeight = inputStyles.getPropertyValue('font-weight');
+    span.style.letterSpacing = inputStyles.getPropertyValue('letter-spacing');
+    span.style.whiteSpace = 'nowrap';
+    span.textContent = MynahUITabsStore.getInstance().getTabDataStore(this.props.tabId).getValue('promptInputPlaceholder');
+
+    const textWidth = span.offsetWidth;
+    document.body.removeChild(span);
+
+    return `--mynah-placeholder-width: ${textWidth * 1.125}px`; //
+  };
+
   private readonly updatePromptTextInputSizer = (placeHolder?: {
     index?: number;
     text?: string;
diff --git a/src/styles/components/chat/_chat-prompt-wrapper.scss b/src/styles/components/chat/_chat-prompt-wrapper.scss
index fd190dcd..2ba36d43 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/chat/_chat-prompt-wrapper.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/chat/_chat-prompt-wrapper.scss
@@ -55,9 +55,19 @@
                 width: 100%;
                 position: relative;
                 align-self: center;
-                overflow: hidden;
+                overflow-x: scroll;
 
-                > .mynah-chat-prompt-input {
+                &.no-text {
+                    &::-webkit-scrollbar {
+                        display: none;
+                    }
+                    -ms-overflow-style: none;
+                    scrollbar-width: none;
+                }
+
+                > .mynah-chat-prompt-input,
+                > .mynah-chat-prompt-input-scroll-measure {
+                    --mynah-placeholder-width: 100%;
                     font-family: var(--mynah-font-family);
                     border: none;
                     resize: none;
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@
                     overflow-wrap: break-word;
 
                     &:placeholder-shown {
+                        width: var(--mynah-placeholder-width) !important;
                         text-overflow: ellipsis;
                     }
 
@@ -106,6 +117,7 @@
                     color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
                     position: relative;
                     z-index: 150;
+
                     > span.context {
                         position: relative;
                         color: var(--mynah-color-button-reverse);
@@ -268,6 +280,17 @@
         border: var(--mynah-border-width) solid var(--mynah-color-button);
     }
 
+    > .mynah-chat-prompt-chars-indicator {
+        width: 100%;
+        font-size: var(--mynah-font-size-xsmall);
+        padding-top: var(--mynah-sizing-2);
+        opacity: 0.5;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: flex-end;
+        font-style: italic;
+    }
+
     & + .mynah-chat-prompt-input-info {
         padding-top: 0;
         margin-top: calc(-1 * var(--mynah-sizing-2));
@@ -292,11 +315,9 @@
 > .mynah-chat-prompt-input-info {
     display: flex;
     flex-flow: row nowrap;
-    justify-content: center;
     box-sizing: border-box;
     overflow: hidden;
     padding: var(--mynah-sizing-4);
-    text-align: center;
 
     &,
     & * {
@@ -313,7 +334,5 @@
         margin-block-end: 0;
         margin-top: 0;
         margin-bottom: 0;
-        max-width: 100%;
-        box-sizing: border-box;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui-tests/__test__/__image_snapshots__/webkit/main-spec-ts-open-mynah-ui-should-open-a-new-the-tab-2-snap.png b/ui-tests/__test__/__image_snapshots__/webkit/main-spec-ts-open-mynah-ui-should-open-a-new-the-tab-2-snap.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..115770a6
Binary files /dev/null and b/ui-tests/__test__/__image_snapshots__/webkit/main-spec-ts-open-mynah-ui-should-open-a-new-the-tab-2-snap.png differ
diff --git a/ui-tests/__test__/main.spec.ts b/ui-tests/__test__/main.spec.ts
index 82e56ea3..1e777753 100644
--- a/ui-tests/__test__/main.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/__test__/main.spec.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Open MynahUI', () => {
       allowSizeMismatch: true,
       failureThresholdType: 'percent',
       storeReceivedOnFailure: true,
-      customSnapshotsDir: `./__test__/__image_snapshots__/${browserName}`
+      customSnapshotsDir: `./__test__/__image_snapshots__/${String(browserName)}`
     });
 
     expect.extend({ toMatchImageSnapshot });
diff --git a/ui-tests/src/main.ts b/ui-tests/src/main.ts
index ac3d0581..5ffa0980 100644
--- a/ui-tests/src/main.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/src/main.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const createMynahUI = (): MynahUI => {
     onChatPrompt: (tabId: string, prompt: ChatPrompt) => {
       if (tabId === 'tab-1') {
         mynahUI.updateStore(tabId, {
-          tabCloseConfirmationMessage: `Working on "${prompt.prompt != null ? (prompt.prompt) : ''}"`,
+          tabCloseConfirmationMessage: `Working on "${prompt.prompt != null ? String(prompt.prompt) : ''}"`,
         });
       }
       onChatPrompt(tabId, prompt);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export const createMynahUI = (): MynahUI => {
           mynahUI.addChatItem(tabId, {
             type: ChatItemType.PROMPT,
             messageId: generateUID(),
-            body: `**${(prompt.command != null ? prompt.command : '').replace('/', '')}**\n${(prompt.escapedPrompt != null ? prompt.escapedPrompt : '')}`,
+            body: `**${String(prompt.command != null ? prompt.command.replace('/', '') : '')}**\n${String(prompt.escapedPrompt != null ? prompt.escapedPrompt : '')}`,
           });
           getGenerativeAIAnswer(tabId);
           break;