diff --git a/lua/precognition/horizontal_motions.lua b/lua/precognition/horizontal_motions.lua
index 2fe6724..754d718 100644
--- a/lua/precognition/horizontal_motions.lua
+++ b/lua/precognition/horizontal_motions.lua
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ end
 ---@param cursorcol integer
 ---@param linelen integer
 ---@param big_word boolean
+---@param recursive boolean?
 ---@return Precognition.PlaceLoc
-function M.end_of_word(str, cursorcol, linelen, big_word)
+function M.end_of_word(str, cursorcol, linelen, big_word, recursive)
     if cursorcol >= linelen then
         return 0
     end
@@ -83,15 +84,18 @@ function M.end_of_word(str, cursorcol, linelen, big_word)
     local c_class = utils.char_class(char, big_word)
     local next_char_class = utils.char_class(vim.fn.strcharpart(str, (offset - 1) + 1, 1), big_word)
     local rev_offset
-
-    if
-        (c_class == cc.punctuation and next_char_class ~= cc.punctuation)
-        or (next_char_class == cc.punctuation and c_class ~= cc.punctuation)
-    then
-        offset = offset + 1
-        char = vim.fn.strcharpart(str, offset - 1, 1)
-        c_class = utils.char_class(char, big_word)
-        next_char_class = utils.char_class(vim.fn.strcharpart(str, (offset - 1) + 1, 1), big_word)
+    if not recursive then
+        if
+            (c_class == cc.punctuation and next_char_class ~= cc.punctuation)
+            or (next_char_class == cc.punctuation and c_class ~= cc.punctuation)
+            or (c_class == cc.emoji and next_char_class ~= cc.emoji)
+            or (next_char_class == cc.emoji and c_class ~= cc.emoji)
+        then
+            offset = offset + 1
+            char = vim.fn.strcharpart(str, offset - 1, 1)
+            c_class = utils.char_class(char, big_word)
+            next_char_class = utils.char_class(vim.fn.strcharpart(str, (offset - 1) + 1, 1), big_word)
+        end
     end
 
     if c_class ~= cc.whitespace and next_char_class ~= cc.whitespace then
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ function M.end_of_word(str, cursorcol, linelen, big_word)
                 --next word starts with punctuation
                 rev_offset = next_word_start
             else
-                rev_offset = M.end_of_word(str, next_word_start, linelen, big_word)
+                rev_offset = M.end_of_word(str, next_word_start, linelen, big_word, true)
             end
         end
     end
diff --git a/tests/precognition/horizontal_motions_spec.lua b/tests/precognition/horizontal_motions_spec.lua
index 171be88..566e164 100644
--- a/tests/precognition/horizontal_motions_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/precognition/horizontal_motions_spec.lua
@@ -317,6 +317,17 @@ describe("edge case", function()
         eq(3, hm.prev_word_boundary(str, 5, len, false))
     end)
 
+    it("multibyte end_of_word", function()
+        local str = "# 💭👀precognition.nvim"
+        local len = vim.fn.strcharlen(str)
+        eq(4, hm.end_of_word(str, 1, len, false))
+        eq(16, hm.end_of_word(str, 4, len, false))
+
+        str = "🌞7😘aa"
+        len = vim.fn.strcharlen(str)
+        eq(3, hm.end_of_word(str, 2, len, false))
+    end)
+
     it("quoted strings", function()
         local str = 'this = "that"'
         eq(8, hm.end_of_word(str, 6, #str, false))
@@ -324,4 +335,9 @@ describe("edge case", function()
         str = 'b = "^", c = 2 },'
         eq(8, hm.end_of_word(str, 3, #str, false))
     end)
+
+    it("end of words with specials", function()
+        local str = "b t~a"
+        eq(3, hm.end_of_word(str, 1, #str, false))
+    end)
 end)