*/
 static unsigned int blinktimeout = 800;
 
+/*
+ * thickness of underline and bar cursors
+ */
+static unsigned int cursorthickness = 2;
+
 /*
  * bell volume. It must be a value between -100 and 100. Use 0 for disabling
  * it
 
                        case 4: /* Steady Underline */
                                XftDrawRect(xw.draw, &dc.col[defaultcs],
                                                borderpx + curx * xw.cw,
-                                               borderpx + (term.c.y + 1) * xw.ch - 1,
-                                               xw.cw, 1);
+                                               borderpx + (term.c.y + 1) * xw.ch - cursorthickness,
+                                               xw.cw, cursorthickness);
                                break;
                        case 5: /* Blinking bar */
                        case 6: /* Steady bar */
                                XftDrawRect(xw.draw, &dc.col[defaultcs],
-                                                               borderpx + curx * xw.cw,
-                                                               borderpx + term.c.y * xw.ch,
-                                                               1, xw.ch);
+                                               borderpx + curx * xw.cw,
+                                               borderpx + term.c.y * xw.ch,
+                                               cursorthickness, xw.ch);
                                break;
                }
        } else {