diff --git a/examples/main/main.cpp b/examples/main/main.cpp
index c8ea6eb..7be8944 100644
--- a/examples/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/main/main.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,43 @@ static void sigint_handler(int signo) {
 }
 #endif
 
+static bool readline_utf8(std::string & line, bool multiline_input) {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    std::wstring wline;
+    if (!std::getline(std::wcin, wline)) {
+        // Input stream is bad or EOF received
+        line.clear();
+        GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(CTRL_C_EVENT, 0);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    int size_needed = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wline[0], (int)wline.size(), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    line.resize(size_needed);
+    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wline[0], (int)wline.size(), &line[0], size_needed, NULL, NULL);
+#else
+    if (!std::getline(std::cin, line)) {
+        // Input stream is bad or EOF received
+        line.clear();
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
+    if (!line.empty()) {
+        char last = line.back();
+        if (last == '/') { // Always return control on '/' symbol
+            line.pop_back();
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (last == '\\') { // '\\' changes the default action
+            line.pop_back();
+            multiline_input = !multiline_input;
+        }
+    }
+    line += '\n';
+
+    // By default, continue input if multiline_input is set
+    return multiline_input;
+}
+
 int main() {
 
     // ctrl+C handling
@@ -41,6 +78,9 @@ int main() {
             return (ctrl_type == CTRL_C_EVENT) ? (sigint_handler(SIGINT), true) : false;
         };
         SetConsoleCtrlHandler(reinterpret_cast<PHANDLER_ROUTINE>(console_ctrl_handler), true);
+        SetConsoleCP(CP_UTF8);
+        SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+        _setmode(_fileno(stdin), _O_WTEXT); // wide character input mode
 #endif
     }
     
@@ -54,8 +94,8 @@ int main() {
             std::cout << "Enter your prompt (or 'exit' to quit): ";
         }
         std::string prompt;
-        std::getline(std::cin, prompt);
-        if (prompt == "exit") {
+        readline_utf8(prompt, false);
+        if (prompt == "exit" || prompt == "exit\n") {
             logger->info("Goodbye!");
             break;
         }
diff --git a/examples/plan/humanus_plan.cpp b/examples/plan/humanus_plan.cpp
index 3091259..0e8f61a 100644
--- a/examples/plan/humanus_plan.cpp
+++ b/examples/plan/humanus_plan.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,43 @@ static void sigint_handler(int signo) {
 }
 #endif
 
+static bool readline_utf8(std::string & line, bool multiline_input) {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    std::wstring wline;
+    if (!std::getline(std::wcin, wline)) {
+        // Input stream is bad or EOF received
+        line.clear();
+        GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(CTRL_C_EVENT, 0);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    int size_needed = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wline[0], (int)wline.size(), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    line.resize(size_needed);
+    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wline[0], (int)wline.size(), &line[0], size_needed, NULL, NULL);
+#else
+    if (!std::getline(std::cin, line)) {
+        // Input stream is bad or EOF received
+        line.clear();
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
+    if (!line.empty()) {
+        char last = line.back();
+        if (last == '/') { // Always return control on '/' symbol
+            line.pop_back();
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (last == '\\') { // '\\' changes the default action
+            line.pop_back();
+            multiline_input = !multiline_input;
+        }
+    }
+    line += '\n';
+
+    // By default, continue input if multiline_input is set
+    return multiline_input;
+}
+
 int main() {
 
     // ctrl+C handling
@@ -41,6 +78,9 @@ int main() {
             return (ctrl_type == CTRL_C_EVENT) ? (sigint_handler(SIGINT), true) : false;
         };
         SetConsoleCtrlHandler(reinterpret_cast<PHANDLER_ROUTINE>(console_ctrl_handler), true);
+        SetConsoleCP(CP_UTF8);
+        SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+        _setmode(_fileno(stdin), _O_WTEXT); // wide character input mode
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -73,8 +113,8 @@ int main() {
         }
         
         std::string prompt;
-        std::getline(std::cin, prompt);
-        if (prompt == "exit") {
+        readline_utf8(prompt, false);
+        if (prompt == "exit" || prompt == "exit\n") {
             logger->info("Goodbye!");
             break;
         }