diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 47d01a9a..bb3ce9df 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ rust-version = "1.74.0"
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "2.3"
 cassowary = "0.3"
-compact_str = "0.7.1"
+compact_str = "0.8.0"
 crossterm = { version = "0.27", optional = true }
 document-features = { version = "0.2.7", optional = true }
 instability = "0.3.1"
diff --git a/src/buffer/cell.rs b/src/buffer/cell.rs
index b034349f..9c4309d3 100644
--- a/src/buffer/cell.rs
+++ b/src/buffer/cell.rs
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ impl Cell {
     /// symbol doesnt fit onto the stack and requires to be placed on the heap. Use
     /// `Self::default().set_symbol()` in that case. See [`CompactString::new_inline`] for more
     /// details on this.
-    pub const fn new(symbol: &str) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(symbol: &'static str) -> Self {
         Self {
-            symbol: CompactString::new_inline(symbol),
+            symbol: CompactString::const_new(symbol),
             fg: Color::Reset,
             bg: Color::Reset,
             #[cfg(feature = "underline-color")]
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl Cell {
 
     /// Resets the cell to the empty state.
     pub fn reset(&mut self) {
-        self.symbol = CompactString::new_inline(" ");
+        self.symbol = CompactString::new(" ");
         self.fg = Color::Reset;
         self.bg = Color::Reset;
         #[cfg(feature = "underline-color")]
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(
             cell,
             Cell {
-                symbol: CompactString::new_inline("あ"),
+                symbol: CompactString::new("あ"),
                 fg: Color::Reset,
                 bg: Color::Reset,
                 #[cfg(feature = "underline-color")]