diff --git a/src/editor/cursor.rs b/src/editor/cursor.rs
index 37b4527..6295d12 100644
--- a/src/editor/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/editor/cursor.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ pub struct CursorMode {
     #[new(default)]
     pub shape: Option<CursorShape>,
     #[new(default)]
-    pub style_id: Option<u64>
+    pub style_id: Option<u64>,
+    #[new(default)]
+    pub cell_percentage: Option<f32>
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Cursor {
     pub position: (u64, u64),
     pub shape: CursorShape,
+    pub cell_percentage: Option<f32>,
     pub style: Option<Style>,
     pub enabled: bool,
     pub mode_list: Vec<CursorMode>
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ impl Cursor {
             position: (0, 0),
             shape: CursorShape::Block,
             style: None,
+            cell_percentage: None,
             enabled: true,
             mode_list: Vec::new()
         }
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ impl Cursor {
     }
 
     pub fn change_mode(&mut self, mode_index: u64, styles: &HashMap<u64, Style>) {
-        if let Some(CursorMode { shape, style_id }) = self.mode_list.get(mode_index as usize) {
+        if let Some(CursorMode { shape, style_id, cell_percentage }) = self.mode_list.get(mode_index as usize) {
             if let Some(shape) = shape {
                 self.shape = shape.clone();
             }
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ impl Cursor {
                     .get(style_id)
                     .map(|style_reference| style_reference.clone());
             }
+
+            self.cell_percentage = cell_percentage.clone();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index b0498fc..efcfad8 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ pub enum EventParseError {
     InvalidString(Value),
     InvalidU64(Value),
     InvalidI64(Value),
+    InvalidF32(Value),
+    InvalidF64(Value),
     InvalidBool(Value),
     InvalidEventFormat
 }
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for EventParseError {
             EventParseError::InvalidString(value) => write!(f, "invalid string format {}", value),
             EventParseError::InvalidU64(value) => write!(f, "invalid u64 format {}", value),
             EventParseError::InvalidI64(value) => write!(f, "invalid i64 format {}", value),
+            EventParseError::InvalidF32(value) => write!(f, "invalid f32 format {}", value),
+            EventParseError::InvalidF64(value) => write!(f, "invalid f64 format {}", value),
             EventParseError::InvalidBool(value) => write!(f, "invalid bool format {}", value),
             EventParseError::InvalidEventFormat => write!(f, "invalid event format")
         }
@@ -167,6 +171,22 @@ fn parse_i64(i64_value: &Value) -> Result<i64> {
     }
 }
 
+fn parse_f32(f32_value: &Value) -> Result<f32> {
+    if let Value::F32(content) = f32_value.clone() {
+        Ok(content)
+    } else {
+        Err(EventParseError::InvalidF32(f32_value.clone()))
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_f64(f64_value: &Value) -> Result<f64> {
+    if let Value::F64(content) = f64_value.clone() {
+        Ok(content)
+    } else {
+        Err(EventParseError::InvalidF64(f64_value.clone()))
+    }
+}
+
 fn parse_bool(bool_value: &Value) -> Result<bool> {
     if let Value::Boolean(content) = bool_value.clone() {
         Ok(content)
@@ -198,6 +218,9 @@ fn parse_mode_info_set(mode_info_set_arguments: Vec<Value>) -> Result<RedrawEven
                     "cursor_shape" => {
                         mode_info.shape = CursorShape::from_type_name(&parse_string(&value)?);
                     },
+                    "cell_percentage" => {
+                        mode_info.cell_percentage = Some(parse_u64(&value)? as f32 / 100.0);
+                    },
                     "attr_id" => {
                         mode_info.style_id = Some(parse_u64(&value)?);
                     },
diff --git a/src/renderer/cursor_renderer.rs b/src/renderer/cursor_renderer.rs
index c75f311..0e7caae 100644
--- a/src/renderer/cursor_renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/cursor_renderer.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::editor::{Colors, Cursor, CursorShape, Editor};
 const AVERAGE_MOTION_PERCENTAGE: f32 = 0.6;
 const MOTION_PERCENTAGE_SPREAD: f32 = 0.5;
 
-const BAR_WIDTH: f32 = 1.0 / 8.0;
+const DEFAULT_CELL_PERCENTAGE: f32 = 1.0 / 8.0;
 
 const STANDARD_CORNERS: &[(f32, f32); 4] = &[(-0.5, -0.5), (0.5, -0.5), (0.5, 0.5), (-0.5, 0.5)];
 
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ impl CursorRenderer {
         let mut renderer = CursorRenderer {
             corners: vec![Corner::new((0.0, 0.0).into()); 4]
         };
-        renderer.set_cursor_shape(&CursorShape::Block);
+        renderer.set_cursor_shape(&CursorShape::Block, DEFAULT_CELL_PERCENTAGE);
         renderer
     }
 
-    fn set_cursor_shape(&mut self, cursor_shape: &CursorShape) {
+    fn set_cursor_shape(&mut self, cursor_shape: &CursorShape, cell_percentage: f32) {
         self.corners = self.corners
             .clone()
             .into_iter().enumerate()
@@ -80,8 +80,13 @@ impl CursorRenderer {
                 Corner {
                     relative_position: match cursor_shape {
                         CursorShape::Block => (x, y).into(),
-                        CursorShape::Vertical => ((x + 0.5) * BAR_WIDTH - 0.5, y).into(),
-                        CursorShape::Horizontal => (x, (y + 0.5) * BAR_WIDTH - 0.5).into()
+                        // Transform the x position so that the right side is translated over to
+                        // the BAR_WIDTH position
+                        CursorShape::Vertical => ((x + 0.5) * cell_percentage - 0.5, y).into(),
+                        // Do the same as above, but flip the y coordinate and then flip the result
+                        // so that the horizontal bar is at the bottom of the character space
+                        // instead of the top.
+                        CursorShape::Horizontal => (x, -((-y + 0.5) * cell_percentage - 0.5)).into()
                     },
                     .. corner
                 }
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ impl CursorRenderer {
             grid_y as f32 * font_height + font_height / 2.0
         ).into();
 
-        self.set_cursor_shape(&cursor.shape);
+        self.set_cursor_shape(&cursor.shape, cursor.cell_percentage.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CELL_PERCENTAGE));
 
         let mut animating = false;
         if !center_destination.is_zero() {