diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua
index b4285c28..62d783db 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ end
 function Entity:redraw()
 	local lines = {}
 	for _, c in ipairs(self._children) do
-		local line = ui.Line((type(c[1]) == "string" and self[c[1]] or c[1])(self))
-		c.width, lines[#lines + 1] = line:width(), line
+		local line = (type(c[1]) == "string" and self[c[1]] or c[1])(self)
+		c.width, lines[#lines + 1] = ui.width(line), line
 	end
 	return ui.Line(lines):style(self:style())
 end
@@ -101,12 +101,11 @@ function Entity:ellipsis(max)
 	for _, child in ipairs(self._children) do
 		adv = adv + child.width
 		if adv >= max then
-			return not f.cha.is_dir and f.url.ext and "…." .. f.url.ext or "…"
+			return not f.cha.is_dir and f.url.ext and "…." .. f.url.ext or nil
 		elseif child.id == 4 then
 			break
 		end
 	end
-	return "…"
 end
 
 -- Children
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/archive.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/archive.lua
index a32ca5e9..cd18c972 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/archive.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/archive.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ local M = {}
 
 function M:peek(job)
 	local limit = job.area.h
-	local paths, sizes = {}, {}
 
 	local files, bound, code = self.list_files({ "-p", tostring(job.file.url) }, job.skip, limit)
 	if code ~= 0 then
@@ -13,31 +12,40 @@ function M:peek(job)
 		)
 	end
 
+	local left, right = {}, {}
 	for _, f in ipairs(files) do
 		local icon = File({
 			url = Url(f.path),
 			cha = Cha { kind = f.attr:sub(1, 1) == "D" and 1 or 0 },
 		}):icon()
 
-		if icon then
-			paths[#paths + 1] = ui.Line { ui.Span(" " .. icon.text .. " "):style(icon.style), f.path }
+		if f.size > 0 then
+			right[#right + 1] = string.format(" %s ", ya.readable_size(f.size))
 		else
-			paths[#paths + 1] = f.path
+			right[#right + 1] = " "
 		end
 
-		if f.size > 0 then
-			sizes[#sizes + 1] = string.format(" %s ", ya.readable_size(f.size))
+		if icon then
+			left[#left + 1] = ui.Span(" " .. icon.text .. " "):style(icon.style)
 		else
-			sizes[#sizes + 1] = ""
+			left[#left + 1] = " "
 		end
+
+		left[#left] = ui.Line {
+			left[#left],
+			ya.truncate(f.path, {
+				rtl = true,
+				max = math.max(0, job.area.w - ui.width(left[#left]) - ui.width(right[#right])),
+			}),
+		}
 	end
 
 	if job.skip > 0 and bound < job.skip + limit then
 		ya.emit("peek", { math.max(0, bound - limit), only_if = job.file.url, upper_bound = true })
 	else
 		ya.preview_widget(job, {
-			ui.Text(paths):area(job.area),
-			ui.Text(sizes):area(job.area):align(ui.Text.RIGHT),
+			ui.Text(left):area(job.area),
+			ui.Text(right):area(job.area):align(ui.Text.RIGHT),
 		})
 	end
 end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs
index 98c927a5..8b30dc7a 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 use ratatui::widgets::Borders;
 
 use super::Area;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct Bar {
 }
 
 impl Bar {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, direction): (Table, u8)| {
 			Ok(Self { direction: Borders::from_bits_truncate(direction), ..Default::default() })
 		})?;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Bar {
 		])?;
 
 		bar.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
-		Ok(bar)
+		bar.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn render(
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs
index 1a114911..aa2e1f75 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 use ratatui::widgets::{Borders, Widget};
 
 use super::Area;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct Border {
 }
 
 impl Border {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, position): (Table, u8)| {
 			Ok(Border {
 				position: ratatui::widgets::Borders::from_bits_truncate(position),
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Border {
 		])?;
 
 		border.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
-		Ok(border)
+		border.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn render(
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/clear.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/clear.rs
index 6a3feba1..1de82560 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/clear.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/clear.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
-use mlua::{Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData};
+use mlua::{IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 use yazi_adapter::ADAPTOR;
 
 use super::Area;
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ pub struct Clear {
 }
 
 impl Clear {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, area): (Table, Area)| Ok(Clear { area }))?;
 
 		let clear = lua.create_table()?;
 		clear.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(clear)
+		clear.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn render(
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/constraint.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/constraint.rs
index 6526dd5b..c2ecad07 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/constraint.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/constraint.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-use mlua::{FromLua, Lua, Table, UserData};
+use mlua::{FromLua, IntoLua, Lua, UserData, Value};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, FromLua)]
 pub struct Constraint(pub(super) ratatui::layout::Constraint);
 
 impl Constraint {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		use ratatui::layout::Constraint as C;
 
-		lua.create_table_from([
-			("Min", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Min(n))))?),
-			("Max", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Max(n))))?),
-			("Length", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Length(n))))?),
-			("Percentage", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Percentage(n))))?),
-			("Ratio", lua.create_function(|_, (a, b): (u32, u32)| Ok(Self(C::Ratio(a, b))))?),
-			("Fill", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Fill(n))))?),
-		])
+		lua
+			.create_table_from([
+				("Min", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Min(n))))?),
+				("Max", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Max(n))))?),
+				("Length", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Length(n))))?),
+				("Percentage", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Percentage(n))))?),
+				("Ratio", lua.create_function(|_, (a, b): (u32, u32)| Ok(Self(C::Ratio(a, b))))?),
+				("Fill", lua.create_function(|_, n: u16| Ok(Self(C::Fill(n))))?),
+			])?
+			.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
index 59714e12..9b3d0a55 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 			b"Style" => super::Style::compose(lua)?,
 			b"Table" => super::Table::compose(lua)?,
 			b"Text" => super::Text::compose(lua)?,
+
+			b"width" => super::Utils::width(lua)?,
 			_ => return Ok(Value::Nil),
 		}
 		.into_lua(lua)
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs
index f9235921..3cfe8f25 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods, Value};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods, Value};
 use ratatui::widgets::Widget;
 
 use super::{Area, Span};
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ pub struct Gauge {
 }
 
 impl Gauge {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, _: Table| Ok(Gauge::default()))?;
 
 		let gauge = lua.create_table()?;
 		gauge.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(gauge)
+		gauge.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn render(
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/layout.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/layout.rs
index cc75ca8a..1e0ac00e 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/layout.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/layout.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods, Value};
 
 use super::{Constraint, Rect};
 
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ pub struct Layout {
 }
 
 impl Layout {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, _: Table| Ok(Self::default()))?;
 
 		let layout = lua.create_table_from([("HORIZONTAL", HORIZONTAL), ("VERTICAL", VERTICAL)])?;
 		layout.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(layout)
+		layout.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/line.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/line.rs
index d8083691..e5806bdb 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/line.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/line.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct Line {
 }
 
 impl Line {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, value): (Table, Value)| Line::try_from(value))?;
 
 		let parse = lua.create_function(|_, code: mlua::String| {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl Line {
 		])?;
 
 		line.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
-		Ok(line)
+		line.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn render(
@@ -148,26 +148,70 @@ impl UserData for Line {
 				}
 			};
 
-			let (mut width, mut last) = (0, None);
-			'outer: for (x, span) in me.inner.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-				for (y, c) in span.content.char_indices() {
-					width += c.width().unwrap_or(0);
-					match last {
-						None if width > max - ellipsis.0 => last = Some((false, x, y)),
-						Some((false, x, y)) if width > max => {
-							last = Some((true, x, y));
-							break 'outer;
-						}
-						_ => {}
+			fn traverse(
+				max: usize,
+				threshold: usize,
+				it: impl Iterator<Item = (usize, usize, char)>,
+			) -> (Option<(usize, usize, usize)>, bool) {
+				let (mut adv, mut cut) = (0, None);
+				for (x, y, c) in it {
+					adv += c.width().unwrap_or(0);
+					if adv <= threshold {
+						cut = Some((x, y, adv));
+					} else if adv > max {
+						break;
 					}
 				}
+				(cut, adv > max)
 			}
 
-			if let Some((true, x, y)) = last {
-				let spans = &mut me.inner.spans;
+			let rtl = t.raw_get("rtl")?;
+			let (cut, remain) = if rtl {
+				traverse(
+					max,
+					max - ellipsis.0,
+					me.inner
+						.iter()
+						.enumerate()
+						.rev()
+						.flat_map(|(x, s)| s.content.char_indices().rev().map(move |(y, c)| (x, y, c))),
+				)
+			} else {
+				traverse(
+					max,
+					max - ellipsis.0,
+					me.inner
+						.iter()
+						.enumerate()
+						.flat_map(|(x, s)| s.content.char_indices().map(move |(y, c)| (x, y, c))),
+				)
+			};
+
+			let Some((x, y, width)) = cut else {
+				me.inner.spans.clear();
+				me.inner.spans.push(ellipsis.1);
+				return Ok(ud);
+			};
+			if !remain {
+				return Ok(ud);
+			}
+
+			let spans = &mut me.inner.spans;
+			let len = match (rtl, width == max) {
+				(a, b) if a == b => spans[x].content[y..].chars().next().map_or(0, |c| c.len_utf8()),
+				_ => 0,
+			};
+
+			if rtl {
 				match &mut spans[x].content {
-					Cow::Borrowed(s) => spans[x].content = Cow::Borrowed(&s[..y]),
-					Cow::Owned(s) => s.truncate(y),
+					Cow::Borrowed(s) => spans[x].content = Cow::Borrowed(&s[y + len..]),
+					Cow::Owned(s) => _ = s.drain(..y + len),
+				}
+				spans.splice(..x, [ellipsis.1]);
+			} else {
+				match &mut spans[x].content {
+					Cow::Borrowed(s) => spans[x].content = Cow::Borrowed(&s[..y + len]),
+					Cow::Owned(s) => s.truncate(y + len),
 				}
 				spans.truncate(x + 1);
 				spans.push(ellipsis.1);
@@ -177,3 +221,80 @@ impl UserData for Line {
 		});
 	}
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use mlua::{UserDataRef, chunk};
+
+	use super::*;
+
+	fn truncate(s: &str, max: usize, rtl: bool) -> String {
+		let lua = Lua::new();
+		let comp = Line::compose(&lua).unwrap();
+		let line: UserDataRef<Line> = lua
+			.load(chunk! {
+				return $comp($s):truncate { max = $max, rtl = $rtl }
+			})
+			.call(())
+			.unwrap();
+
+		line.inner.spans.iter().map(|s| s.content.as_ref()).collect()
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_truncate() {
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，world", 0, false), "");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，world", 1, false), "…");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，world", 2, false), "…");
+
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 3, false), "你…");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 4, false), "你…");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 5, false), "你好…");
+
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 5, false), "Hell…");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Ni好，世界", 3, false), "Ni…");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_truncate_rtl() {
+		assert_eq!(truncate("world，你好", 0, true), "");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("world，你好", 1, true), "…");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("world，你好", 2, true), "…");
+
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 3, true), "…界");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 4, true), "…界");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 5, true), "…世界");
+
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 5, true), "…orld");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，Shi界", 3, true), "…界");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_truncate_oboe() {
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 11, false), "Hello, wor…");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 9, false), "你好，世…");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世Jie", 9, false), "你好，世…");
+
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 11, true), "…llo, world");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 9, true), "…好，世界");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Ni好，世界", 9, true), "…好，世界");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_truncate_exact() {
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 12, false), "Hello, world");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 10, false), "你好，世界");
+
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 12, true), "Hello, world");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 10, true), "你好，世界");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_truncate_overflow() {
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 13, false), "Hello, world");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 11, false), "你好，世界");
+
+		assert_eq!(truncate("Hello, world", 13, true), "Hello, world");
+		assert_eq!(truncate("你好，世界", 11, true), "你好，世界");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs
index 7607a282..5fa9612d 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{ExternalError, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
+use mlua::{ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 use ratatui::widgets::Widget;
 
 use super::{Area, Text};
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct List {
 }
 
 impl List {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, seq): (Table, Table)| {
 			let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(seq.raw_len());
 			for v in seq.sequence_values::<Value>() {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl List {
 		let list = lua.create_table()?;
 		list.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(list)
+		list.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn render(
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/mod.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/mod.rs
index 27caddee..5987df66 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #![allow(clippy::module_inception)]
 
-yazi_macro::mod_flat!(area bar border cell clear constraint elements gauge layout line list pad pos rect renderable row span style table text);
+yazi_macro::mod_flat!(area bar border cell clear constraint elements gauge layout line list pad pos rect renderable row span style table text utils);
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pad.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pad.rs
index 36ee5044..3053797b 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pad.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pad.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Deref};
 
-use mlua::{FromLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData};
+use mlua::{FromLua, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, FromLua)]
 pub struct Pad(ratatui::widgets::Padding);
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl From<ratatui::widgets::Padding> for Pad {
 }
 
 impl Pad {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new =
 			lua.create_function(|_, (_, top, right, bottom, left): (Table, u16, u16, u16, u16)| {
 				Ok(Self(ratatui::widgets::Padding::new(left, right, top, bottom)))
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl Pad {
 		])?;
 
 		pad.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
-		Ok(pad)
+		pad.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pos.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pos.rs
index dc07cb51..e8b3fce0 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pos.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/pos.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{ops::Deref, str::FromStr};
 
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalResult, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalResult, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 
 use super::Pad;
 
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ impl TryFrom<mlua::Table> for Pos {
 }
 
 impl Pos {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, t): (Table, Table)| Self::try_from(t))?;
 
 		let position = lua.create_table()?;
 		position.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(position)
+		position.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub fn new_input(t: mlua::Table) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/rect.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/rect.rs
index c678cb3d..e5b52d4e 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/rect.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/rect.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
-use mlua::{FromLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData};
+use mlua::{FromLua, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 
 use super::Pad;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl From<ratatui::layout::Size> for Rect {
 }
 
 impl Rect {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, args): (Table, Table)| {
 			Ok(Self(ratatui::layout::Rect {
 				x:      args.raw_get("x").unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Rect {
 		let rect = lua.create_table_from([("default", Self(ratatui::layout::Rect::default()))])?;
 
 		rect.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
-		Ok(rect)
+		rect.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn pad(self, pad: Pad) -> Self {
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/row.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/row.rs
index 5ac080e9..378c143d 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/row.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/row.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 
 use super::Cell;
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct Row {
 }
 
 impl Row {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, cells): (Table, Vec<Cell>)| {
 			Ok(Self { cells, ..Default::default() })
 		})?;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Row {
 		let row = lua.create_table()?;
 		row.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(row)
+		row.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/span.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/span.rs
index 98e2d756..e7a1ef74 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/span.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/span.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods, Value};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods, Value};
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar;
 
 const EXPECTED: &str = "expected a string or Span";
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ const EXPECTED: &str = "expected a string or Span";
 pub struct Span(pub(super) ratatui::text::Span<'static>);
 
 impl Span {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, value): (Table, Value)| Span::try_from(value))?;
 
 		let span = lua.create_table()?;
 		span.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(span)
+		span.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn truncate(&mut self, max: usize) -> usize {
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/style.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/style.rs
index 11411d23..d42590a4 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/style.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/style.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, ExternalResult, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods, Value};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, ExternalResult, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, UserDataMethods, Value};
 use yazi_shared::theme::Color;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub struct Style(pub(super) ratatui::style::Style);
 
 impl Style {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, value): (Table, Value)| Self::try_from(value))?;
 
 		let style = lua.create_table()?;
 		style.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(style)
+		style.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/table.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/table.rs
index 24f72851..cd591b15 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/table.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/table.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, Lua, MetaMethod, UserData, Value};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, UserData, Value};
 use ratatui::widgets::StatefulWidget;
 
 use super::{Area, Row};
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct Table {
 }
 
 impl Table {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, seq): (mlua::Table, mlua::Table)| {
 			let mut rows = Vec::with_capacity(seq.raw_len());
 			for v in seq.sequence_values::<Value>() {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl Table {
 		let table = lua.create_table()?;
 		table.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
 
-		Ok(table)
+		table.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub fn selected_cell(&self) -> Option<&ratatui::text::Text> {
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs
index 1b764478..4bff0438 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub struct Text {
 }
 
 impl Text {
-	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
+	pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 		let new = lua.create_function(|_, (_, value): (Table, Value)| Text::try_from(value))?;
 
 		let parse = lua.create_function(|_, code: mlua::String| {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Text {
 		])?;
 
 		text.set_metatable(Some(lua.create_table_from([(MetaMethod::Call.name(), new)])?));
-		Ok(text)
+		text.into_lua(lua)
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn render(
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/utils.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27dc5beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use mlua::{ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, Value};
+use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
+
+use super::{Line, Span};
+
+pub(super) struct Utils;
+
+impl Utils {
+	pub(super) fn width(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
+		let f = lua.create_function(|_, v: Value| match v {
+			Value::String(s) => {
+				let (mut acc, b) = (0, s.as_bytes());
+				for c in b.utf8_chunks() {
+					acc += c.valid().width();
+					if !c.invalid().is_empty() {
+						acc += 1;
+					}
+				}
+				Ok(acc)
+			}
+			Value::UserData(ud) => {
+				if let Ok(line) = ud.borrow::<Line>() {
+					Ok(line.inner.width())
+				} else if let Ok(span) = ud.borrow::<Span>() {
+					Ok(span.0.width())
+				} else {
+					Err("expected a string, Line, or Span".into_lua_err())?
+				}
+			}
+			_ => Err("expected a string, Line, or Span".into_lua_err())?,
+		})?;
+
+		f.into_lua(lua)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs
index 8edd26e2..e50a46ca 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs
@@ -96,17 +96,20 @@ impl Utils {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-	use mlua::Value;
+	use mlua::chunk;
 
 	use super::*;
 
 	fn truncate(s: &str, max: usize, rtl: bool) -> String {
 		let lua = Lua::new();
-		let t = lua
-			.create_table_from([("max", Value::Integer(max as i64)), ("rtl", Value::Boolean(rtl))])
-			.unwrap();
+		let f = Utils::truncate(&lua).unwrap();
 
-		Utils::truncate(&lua).unwrap().call((s, t)).unwrap()
+		lua
+			.load(chunk! {
+				return $f($s, { max = $max, rtl = $rtl })
+			})
+			.call(())
+			.unwrap()
 	}
 
 	#[test]