diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c44642c..c66cb9e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Topic :: Terminals :: Terminal Emulators/X Terminals",
 ]
-dependencies = [
-    "wcwidth",
-]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/selectel/pyte"
diff --git a/pyte/screens.py b/pyte/screens.py
index 384542f..0db7db5 100644
--- a/pyte/screens.py
+++ b/pyte/screens.py
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, NamedTuple, TypeVar
 
-from wcwidth import wcwidth as _wcwidth  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
-
 from . import (
     charsets as cs,
     control as ctrl,
@@ -46,13 +44,12 @@
     modes as mo
 )
 from .streams import Stream
+from .wcwidth import wcwidth
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Generator, Sequence
     from typing import Any, NamedTuple, TextIO
 
-wcwidth: Callable[[str], int] = lru_cache(maxsize=4096)(_wcwidth)
-
 KT = TypeVar("KT")
 VT = TypeVar("VT")
 
diff --git a/pyte/wcwidth.py b/pyte/wcwidth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf75870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyte/wcwidth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""
+This module was created by members of github.com/pytest-dev/pytest.
+
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2004 Holger Krekel and others
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from unicodedata import category, east_asian_width, normalize
+from functools import lru_cache
+
+__all__ = ("wcwidth", "wcswidth")
+
+
+@lru_cache(4096)
+def wcwidth(c: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Determine how many columns are needed to display a character in a terminal.
+
+    :param c:
+        A character to determine required columns for.
+
+    :returns:
+        -1 if the character is not printable.
+        0, 1 or 2 for other characters.
+    """
+    o = ord(c)
+
+    # ASCII fast path.
+    if 0x20 <= o < 0x07F:
+        return 1
+
+    # Some Cf/Zp/Zl characters which should be zero-width.
+    if (
+        o == 0x0000
+        or 0x200B <= o <= 0x200F
+        or 0x2028 <= o <= 0x202E
+        or 0x2060 <= o <= 0x2063
+    ):
+        return 0
+
+    cat = category(c)
+
+    # Control characters.
+    if cat == "Cc":
+        return -1
+
+    # Combining characters with zero width.
+    if cat in ("Me", "Mn"):
+        return 0
+
+    # Full/Wide east asian characters.
+    if east_asian_width(c) in ("F", "W"):
+        return 2
+
+    return 1
+
+
+def wcswidth(s: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Determine how many columns are needed to display a string in a terminal.
+
+    :param s:
+        String to determine required columns for.
+
+    :returns:
+        -1 if the string contains non-printable characters.
+    """
+    width = 0
+    for c in normalize("NFC", s):
+        wc = wcwidth(c)
+        if wc < 0:
+            return -1
+        width += wc
+    return width