diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6117f8b..466c366 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The [suckless terminal (st)](https://st.suckless.org/) with some additional feat
 + Compatibility with `Xresources` and `pywal` for dynamic colors. The `Xdefaults` file shows a usage example.
 + Default [gruvbox](https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox) colors otherwise.
 + Transparency/alpha, which is also adjustable from your `Xresources`.
-+ Default font is system "mono" at 16pt, meaning the font will match your system font.
++ Default font is system "mono" at 14pt, meaning the font will match your system font.
 
 ## Other st patches
 
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ To be clear about the color settings:
 
 Note that when you run `wal`, it will negate the transparency of existing windows, but new windows will continue with the previously defined transparency.
 
-## Crashing error
+## Notes on Emojis and Special Characters
 
-If st crashes when viewing emojis, install `[libxft-bgra](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libxft-bgra/)` from the AUR.
+If st crashes when viewing emojis, install [libxft-bgra](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libxft-bgra/) from the AUR.
+
+Note that some special characters may appear truncated if too wide. You might want to manually set your prefered emoji/special character font to a lower size in the `config.h` file to avoid this. By default, JoyPixels is used at a smaller size than the usual text.
 
 ## Contact
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index a26ce98..3a27ce5 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  *
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
-static char *font = "mono:pixelsize=16:antialias=true:autohint=true";
-static char *font2[] = { "Inconsolata for Powerline:pixelsize=16:antialias=true:autohint=true" };
+static char *font = "mono:pixelsize=14:antialias=true:autohint=true";
+static char *font2[] = { "JoyPixels:pixelsize=10:antialias=true:autohint=true" };
 static int borderpx = 2;
 
 /*
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ static unsigned int actionfps = 30;
  */
 static unsigned int blinktimeout = 800;
 
+/*
+ * interval (in milliseconds) between each successive call to ximspot. This
+ * improves terminal performance while not reducing functionality to those
+ * whom need XIM support.
+ */
+int ximspot_update_interval = 1000;
+
 /*
  * thickness of underline and bar cursors
  */
@@ -108,6 +115,7 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
 	"#14191f",   /* 256 -> bg */
 	"#f8f8f0",   /* 257 -> fg */
+	"#555555", /* 257 -> rev cursor*/
 	"#add8e6", /* 258 -> cursor */
 };
 
@@ -116,10 +124,10 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
  * Default colors (colorname index)
  * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultfg = 257;
-unsigned int defaultbg = 256;
-static unsigned int defaultcs = 258;
-static unsigned int defaultrcs = 0;
+unsigned int defaultfg = 259;
+unsigned int defaultbg = 258;
+static unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
+static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
 
 /*
  * Default shape of cursor
@@ -172,9 +180,9 @@ ResourcePref resources[] = {
 		{ "color13",      STRING,  &colorname[13] },
 		{ "color14",      STRING,  &colorname[14] },
 		{ "color15",      STRING,  &colorname[15] },
-		{ "background",   STRING,  &colorname[256] },
-		{ "foreground",   STRING,  &colorname[257] },
-		{ "cursorColor",  STRING,  &colorname[258] },
+		{ "background",   STRING,  &colorname[258] },
+		{ "foreground",   STRING,  &colorname[259] },
+		{ "cursorColor",  STRING,  &colorname[256] },
 		{ "termname",     STRING,  &termname },
 		{ "shell",        STRING,  &shell },
 		{ "xfps",         INTEGER, &xfps },
@@ -186,6 +194,7 @@ ResourcePref resources[] = {
 		{ "cwscale",      FLOAT,   &cwscale },
 		{ "chscale",      FLOAT,   &chscale },
 		{ "alpha",        FLOAT,   &alpha },
+		{ "ximspot_update_interval", INTEGER, &ximspot_update_interval },
 };
 
 /*
@@ -217,11 +226,11 @@ MouseKey mkeys[] = {
 };
 
 static char *openurlcmd[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c",
-    "sed 's/.*│//g' | tr -d '\n' | grep -aEo '(((http|https)://|www\\.)[a-zA-Z0-9.]*[:]?[a-zA-Z0-9./&%?#=_-]*)|((magnet:\\?xt=urn:btih:)[a-zA-Z0-9]*)'| uniq | sed 's/^www./http:\\/\\/www\\./g' | dmenu -i -p 'Follow which url?' -l 10 | xargs -r xdg-open",
+    "sed 's/.*│//g' | tr -d '\n' | grep -aEo '(((http|https)://|www\\.)[a-zA-Z0-9.]*[:]?[a-zA-Z0-9./&%?$#=_-]*)|((magnet:\\?xt=urn:btih:)[a-zA-Z0-9]*)'| uniq | sed 's/^www./http:\\/\\/www\\./g' | dmenu -i -p 'Follow which url?' -l 10 | xargs -r xdg-open",
     "externalpipe", NULL };
 
 static char *copyurlcmd[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c",
-    "sed 's/.*│//g' | tr -d '\n' | grep -aEo '(((http|https)://|www\\.)[a-zA-Z0-9.]*[:]?[a-zA-Z0-9./&%?#=_-]*)|((magnet:\\?xt=urn:btih:)[a-zA-Z0-9]*)' | uniq | sed 's/^www./http:\\/\\/www\\./g' | dmenu -i -p 'Copy which url?' -l 10 | tr -d '\n' | xclip -selection clipboard",
+    "sed 's/.*│//g' | tr -d '\n' | grep -aEo '(((http|https)://|www\\.)[a-zA-Z0-9.]*[:]?[a-zA-Z0-9./&%?$#=_-]*)|((magnet:\\?xt=urn:btih:)[a-zA-Z0-9]*)' | uniq | sed 's/^www./http:\\/\\/www\\./g' | dmenu -i -p 'Copy which url?' -l 10 | tr -d '\n' | xclip -selection clipboard",
     "externalpipe", NULL };
 
 static char *copyoutput[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-copyout", "externalpipe", NULL };
@@ -239,6 +248,7 @@ static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_c,           clipcopy,       {.i =  0} },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_v,           clippaste,      {.i =  0} },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_p,           selpaste,       {.i =  0} },
+	{ XK_ANY_MOD,		Button2,	selpaste,	{.i =  0} },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_Num_Lock,    numlock,        {.i =  0} },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_Control_L,   iso14755,       {.i =  0} },
 	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Page_Up,     kscrollup,      {.i = -1} },
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index c42037b..b36a201 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <termios.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int charset;  /* current charset */
 	int icharset; /* selected charset for sequence */
 	int *tabs;
+	struct timespec last_ximspot_update;
 } Term;
 
 /* CSI Escape sequence structs */
@@ -1056,6 +1058,7 @@ void
 tnew(int col, int row)
 {
 	term = (Term){ .c = { .attr = { .fg = defaultfg, .bg = defaultbg } } };
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &term.last_ximspot_update);
 	tresize(col, row);
 	treset();
 }
@@ -2749,7 +2752,13 @@ draw(void)
 				term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx]);
 	term.ocx = cx, term.ocy = term.c.y;
 	xfinishdraw();
-	xximspot(term.ocx, term.ocy);
+
+	struct timespec now;
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+	if (ximspot_update_interval && TIMEDIFF(now, term.last_ximspot_update) > ximspot_update_interval) {
+		xximspot(term.ocx, term.ocy);
+		term.last_ximspot_update = now;
+	}
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index 1d41198..e073429 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -134,3 +134,4 @@ extern unsigned int defaultfg;
 extern unsigned int defaultbg;
 extern float alpha;
 extern MouseKey mkeys[];
+extern int ximspot_update_interval;