diff --git a/src/discovery.c b/src/discovery.c
index 29cccab..ad6b740 100644
--- a/src/discovery.c
+++ b/src/discovery.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static char *locate_config_common(int *error_printed)
     }
 
     #ifdef DISCOVERY_DEBUG
-        fprintf(stderr, "locate_config_common() - exit -> [%s]\n", result);
+        fprintf(stderr, "locate_config_common() - exit -> [%s]\n", result != NULL ? result : "(null)");
     #endif
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 0ed00f9..dee046d 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -166,15 +166,17 @@ static void print_tags(tagstats_t *tagstats, size_t num_tags)
 
 
 
-static bxstr_t *escape(const bxstr_t *org, const int pLength)
+static bxstr_t *escape(bxstr_t *org)
 {
     const ucs4_t char_backslash = to_utf32('\\');
     const ucs4_t char_quote = to_utf32('"');
 
     uint32_t *temp = (uint32_t *) calloc(2 * org->num_chars + 1, sizeof(uint32_t));
-    int orgIdx, resultIdx;
-    for (orgIdx = 0, resultIdx = 0; orgIdx < pLength; ++orgIdx, ++resultIdx) {
-        if (is_char_at(org->memory, orgIdx, char_backslash) || is_char_at(org->memory, orgIdx, char_quote)) {
+    size_t orgIdx, resultIdx;
+    for (orgIdx = 0, resultIdx = 0; orgIdx < org->num_chars; ++orgIdx, ++resultIdx) {
+        if ((is_char_at(org->memory, orgIdx, char_backslash) || is_char_at(org->memory, orgIdx, char_quote))
+                && bxs_is_visible_char(org, orgIdx))
+        {
             set_char_at(temp, resultIdx++, char_backslash);
         }
         set_char_at(temp, resultIdx, org->memory[orgIdx]);
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ static void print_design_details(design_t *d)
                 continue;
             }
             for (size_t w = 0; w < d->shape[i].height; ++w) {
-                bxstr_t *escaped_line = escape(d->shape[i].mbcs[w], d->shape[i].width);
+                bxstr_t *escaped_line = escape(d->shape[i].mbcs[w]);
                 fprintf(opt.outfile, "%-24s%3s%c \"%s\"%c%s",
                         (first_shape == 1 && w == 0 ? "Defined Shapes:" : ""),
                         (w == 0 ? shape_name[i] : ""), (w == 0 ? ':' : ' '),
diff --git a/test/175_utf8_happy_design_info.cfg b/test/175_utf8_happy_design_info.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c38d2ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/175_utf8_happy_design_info.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# This config contains UTF-8-encoded elements used correctly, and a simple colored box design.
+
+BOX designA
+
+author "沐宸"   # in a value
+
+designer "John Doe"
+
+𝕂𝕖𝕪𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕 "value"  # in a keyword
+Mix𝕖𝕕 "value"
+
+sample
+    ┏━ 沐宸 若汐 ━┓
+    ┃             ⧹
+    ┃             ╱
+    ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
+ends
+
+# Monochrome sample (with UTF-8):
+# ┏━ 沐宸 若汐 ━┓
+# ┃             ⧹
+# ┃             ╱
+# ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
+
+shapes {
+     n (" 沐宸 若汐 ")
+     nw ("┏")
+     nnw ("━")
+     nne ("━")
+     ne ("┓")
+     e ("┃")
+     w ("⧹", "╱")
+     se ("┗")
+     s ("━")
+     sw ("┛")
+}
+
+elastic (
+    nnw, nne, e, w, s
+)
+
+padding {
+    horiz 1
+}
+
+replace "ä" with "ö"
+reverse "ö" to "ä"
+
+END designA
diff --git a/test/175_utf8_happy_design_info.txt b/test/175_utf8_happy_design_info.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..693d147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/175_utf8_happy_design_info.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+:ARGS
+-f 175_utf8_happy_design_info.cfg -d designA -l
+:INPUT
+:OUTPUT-FILTER
+:EXPECTED
+Complete Design Information for "designA":
+------------------------------------------
+Alias Names:            none
+Author:                 沐宸
+Original Designer:      John Doe
+Creation Date:          (unknown)
+Current Revision:       (unknown)
+Configuration File:     175_utf8_happy_design_info.cfg
+Indentation Mode:       box (indent box)
+Replacement Rules:      1. (glob) "ä" WITH "ö"
+Reversion Rules:        1. (glob) "ö" TO "ä"
+Minimum Box Dimensions: 15 x 4  (width x height)
+Default Padding:        left 1, right 1
+Default Killblank:      yes
+Tags:                   none
+Elastic Shapes:         NNW, NNE, E, S, W
+Defined Shapes:          NW: "┏" 
+                        NNW: "━" 
+                          N: " 沐宸 若汐 " 
+                        NNE: "━" 
+                         NE: "┓" 
+                          E: "┃" 
+                         SE: "┗" 
+                          S: "━" 
+                         SW: "┛" 
+                          W: "⧹",
+                             "╱" 
+:EOF