diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go b/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
index 0862569..37d2352 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ func NewMemCol() CompactCol {
 }
 
 func (w *MemCol) SetMetrics(m models.Metrics) {
+	log.Warningf("MEM WIDTH: %d", w.Width)
 	w.BarColor = ui.ThemeAttr("gauge.bar.bg")
-	w.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.MemUsage), cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.MemLimit))
+	w.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.MemUsage), cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.MemLimit))
 	w.Percent = m.MemPercent
 }
 
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/text.go b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
index 4b419a0..3a6aa44 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/text.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewNetCol() CompactCol {
 }
 
 func (w *NetCol) SetMetrics(m models.Metrics) {
-	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.NetRx), cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.NetTx))
+	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.NetRx), cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.NetTx))
 	w.Text = label
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewIOCol() CompactCol {
 }
 
 func (w *IOCol) SetMetrics(m models.Metrics) {
-	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.IOBytesRead), cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.IOBytesWrite))
+	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.IOBytesRead), cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.IOBytesWrite))
 	w.Text = label
 }
 
diff --git a/cwidgets/single/io.go b/cwidgets/single/io.go
index e5619b3..41fd1ba 100644
--- a/cwidgets/single/io.go
+++ b/cwidgets/single/io.go
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ func (w *IO) Update(read int64, write int64) {
 	var rate string
 
 	w.readHist.Append(int(read))
-	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormatInt(w.readHist.Val))
+	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormatShort(w.readHist.Val))
 	w.Lines[0].Title = fmt.Sprintf("read [%s/s]", rate)
 
 	w.writeHist.Append(int(write))
-	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormatInt(w.writeHist.Val))
+	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormatShort(w.writeHist.Val))
 	w.Lines[1].Title = fmt.Sprintf("write [%s/s]", rate)
 }
diff --git a/cwidgets/single/mem.go b/cwidgets/single/mem.go
index f6ce2f3..f64e802 100644
--- a/cwidgets/single/mem.go
+++ b/cwidgets/single/mem.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func newMemChart() *ui.MBarChart {
 	mbar.BarColor[1] = ui.ColorBlack
 	mbar.NumColor[1] = ui.ColorBlack
 
-	mbar.NumFmt = cwidgets.ByteFormatInt
+	mbar.NumFmt = cwidgets.ByteFormatShort
 	//mbar.ShowScale = true
 	return mbar
 }
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ func newMemChart() *ui.MBarChart {
 func (w *Mem) Update(val int, limit int) {
 	w.valHist.Append(val)
 	w.limitHist.Append(limit - val)
-	w.InnerLabel.Text = fmt.Sprintf("%v / %v", cwidgets.ByteFormatInt(val), cwidgets.ByteFormatInt(limit))
+	w.InnerLabel.Text = fmt.Sprintf("%v / %v", cwidgets.ByteFormatShort(val), cwidgets.ByteFormatShort(limit))
 	//w.Data[0] = w.hist.data
 }
diff --git a/cwidgets/single/net.go b/cwidgets/single/net.go
index a7ef596..3e05594 100644
--- a/cwidgets/single/net.go
+++ b/cwidgets/single/net.go
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ func (w *Net) Update(rx int64, tx int64) {
 	var rate string
 
 	w.rxHist.Append(int(rx))
-	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormatInt(w.rxHist.Val))
+	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormat(w.rxHist.Val))
 	w.Lines[0].Title = fmt.Sprintf("RX [%s/s]", rate)
 
 	w.txHist.Append(int(tx))
-	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormatInt(w.txHist.Val))
+	rate = strings.ToLower(cwidgets.ByteFormat(w.txHist.Val))
 	w.Lines[1].Title = fmt.Sprintf("TX [%s/s]", rate)
 }
diff --git a/cwidgets/util.go b/cwidgets/util.go
index 4fa1243..edb1a92 100644
--- a/cwidgets/util.go
+++ b/cwidgets/util.go
@@ -1,53 +1,84 @@
 package cwidgets
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
 const (
-	kb = 1024
-	mb = kb * 1024
-	gb = mb * 1024
-	tb = gb * 1024
+	// byte ratio constants
+	_           = iota
+	kib float64 = 1 << (10 * iota)
+	mib
+	gib
+	tib
+	pib
 )
 
-// convenience method
-func ByteFormatInt(n int) string {
-	return ByteFormat(int64(n))
+var (
+	units = []float64{
+		1,
+		kib,
+		mib,
+		gib,
+		tib,
+		pib,
+	}
+
+	// short, full unit labels
+	labels = [][2]string{
+		[2]string{"B", "B"},
+		[2]string{"K", "KiB"},
+		[2]string{"M", "MiB"},
+		[2]string{"G", "GiB"},
+		[2]string{"T", "TiB"},
+		[2]string{"P", "PiB"},
+	}
+
+	// maximum displayed precision per unit
+	maxPrecision = []int{
+		0, // B
+		0, // kib
+		1, // mib
+		1, // gib
+		2, // tib
+		2, // pib
+	}
+)
+
+// convenience methods
+func ByteFormat(n int) string          { return byteFormat(float64(n), false) }
+func ByteFormatShort(n int) string     { return byteFormat(float64(n), true) }
+func ByteFormat64(n int64) string      { return byteFormat(float64(n), false) }
+func ByteFormat64Short(n int64) string { return byteFormat(float64(n), true) }
+
+func byteFormat(n float64, short bool) string {
+	i := len(units) - 1
+
+	for i > 0 {
+		if n >= units[i] {
+			n /= units[i]
+			break
+		}
+		i--
+	}
+
+	if short {
+		return unpadFloat(n, maxPrecision[i]) + labels[i][0]
+	}
+	return unpadFloat(n, maxPrecision[i]) + labels[i][1]
 }
 
-func ByteFormat(n int64) string {
-	if n < kb {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%sB", strconv.FormatInt(n, 10))
-	}
-	if n < mb {
-		n = n / kb
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%sK", strconv.FormatInt(n, 10))
-	}
-	if n < gb {
-		n = n / mb
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%sM", strconv.FormatInt(n, 10))
-	}
-	if n < tb {
-		nf := float64(n) / gb
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%sG", unpadFloat(nf))
-	}
-	nf := float64(n) / tb
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%sT", unpadFloat(nf))
+func unpadFloat(f float64, maxp int) string {
+	return strconv.FormatFloat(f, 'f', getPrecision(f, maxp), 64)
 }
 
-func unpadFloat(f float64) string {
-	return strconv.FormatFloat(f, 'f', getPrecision(f), 64)
-}
-
-func getPrecision(f float64) int {
+func getPrecision(f float64, maxp int) int {
 	frac := int((f - float64(int(f))) * 100)
-	if frac == 0 {
+	if frac == 0 || maxp == 0 {
 		return 0
 	}
-	if frac%10 == 0 {
+	if frac%10 == 0 || maxp < 2 {
 		return 1
 	}
-	return 2 // default precision
+	return maxp
 }