diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 64c9460fc..40632f7ac 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -193,13 +193,14 @@ const c = @cImport({
 ///
 /// Valid values are:
 ///
-///   * `wcswidth` - Use the wcswidth function to determine grapheme width.
-///     This maximizes compatibility with legacy programs but may result
+///   * `legacy` - Use a legacy method to determine grapheme width, such as
+///     wcswidth This maximizes compatibility with legacy programs but may result
 ///     in incorrect grapheme width for certain graphemes such as skin-tone
 ///     emoji, non-English characters, etc.
 ///
-///     Note that this `wcswidth` functionality is based on the libc wcswidth,
-///     not any other libraries with that name.
+///     This is called "legacy" and not something more specific because the
+///     behavior is undefined and we want to retain the ability to modify it.
+///     For example, we may or may not use libc `wcswidth` now or in the future.
 ///
 ///   * `unicode` - Use the Unicode standard to determine grapheme width.
 ///
@@ -3464,6 +3465,6 @@ pub const WindowNewTabPosition = enum {
 
 /// See grapheme-width-method
 pub const GraphemeWidthMethod = enum {
-    wcswidth,
+    legacy,
     unicode,
 };
diff --git a/src/termio/Exec.zig b/src/termio/Exec.zig
index fd74bd1a7..97702fd3b 100644
--- a/src/termio/Exec.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Exec.zig
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn init(alloc: Allocator, opts: termio.Options) !Exec {
     // switch to ensure we get a compiler error if more cases are added.
     switch (opts.config.grapheme_width_method) {
         .unicode => term.modes.set(.grapheme_cluster, true),
-        .wcswidth => {},
+        .legacy => {},
     }
 
     // Set the image size limits