diff --git a/laravel/str.php b/laravel/str.php
index 21e15475..964b5d5b 100644
--- a/laravel/str.php
+++ b/laravel/str.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public static function words($value, $words = 100, $end = '...')
 	{
 		if (trim($value) == '') return '';
 
-		preg_match('/^\s*+(?:\S++\s*+){1,'.$words.'}/', $value, $matches);
+		preg_match('/^\s*+(?:\S++\s*+){1,'.$words.'}/u', $value, $matches);
 
 		if (static::length($value) == static::length($matches[0]))
 		{