diff --git a/bin/gradient b/bin/gradient
index 109c70d..c76326d 100755
--- a/bin/gradient
+++ b/bin/gradient
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# ensure COLUMNS is set
-# stty size > /dev/null
-
 COLUMNS=$(tput cols)
-# delay for wezterm to learn it's size
-sleep 0.2
 
 line() {
-	i=1
-	while [[ $i -le $COLUMNS ]]; do
-		echo -en "\u258$((RANDOM % 8 + 1))"
-		i=$((i + 1))
-	done
+  i=1
+  while [[ $i -le $COLUMNS ]]; do
+    echo -en "\U1FB$((RANDOM % 3))$((RANDOM % 8+1))"
+    i=$((i + 1))
+  done
 }
-echo
-awk -v columns="$COLUMNS" -v s="$(line)" \
-	'BEGIN{
-    for (colnum = 0; colnum<columns+1; colnum++) {
+
+print-line() {
+  awk -v columns="$COLUMNS" -v s="$(line)" \
+    'BEGIN{
+      for (colnum = 0; colnum<columns+1; colnum++) {
         r = 255-(colnum*255/columns);
         g = (colnum*510/columns);
         b = (colnum*255/columns);
         if (g>255) g = 510-g;
-        printf "\033[38;2;%d;%d;%dm", r,g,b;
+        printf "\033[38;2;%d;%d;%d;49m", r,g,b;
         printf "%s\033[0m", substr(s,colnum+1,1);
-    }
-    printf "\n";
-}'
+      }
+      printf "\n";
+    }'
+}
+
+print-line
+print-line