diff --git a/blessed/sequences.py b/blessed/sequences.py
index 15edbf7..999b27e 100644
--- a/blessed/sequences.py
+++ b/blessed/sequences.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def _handle_long_word(self, reversed_chunks, cur_line, cur_len, width):
                 nxt += len(text)
                 seq_length = Sequence(chunk[:nxt], term).length()
                 if seq_length > space_left:
-                    if cur_len == 0 and width == 1 and nxt == 1:
+                    if cur_len == 0 and width == 1 and nxt == 1 and seq_length == 2:
                         # Emoji etc. cannot be split under 2 cells, so in the
                         # case of a width of 1, we have no choice but to allow
                         # those characters to flow outside of the given cell.
diff --git a/tests/test_wrap.py b/tests/test_wrap.py
index 16d1da1..4200131 100644
--- a/tests/test_wrap.py
+++ b/tests/test_wrap.py
@@ -128,4 +128,4 @@ def child():
         result = term.wrap(u'\U0001F469\u200D\U0001F469\u200D\U0001F467\u200D\U0001F466', 1)
         assert result == [u'\U0001F469\u200D', u'\U0001F469\u200D', u'\U0001F467\u200D', u'\U0001F466']
 
-    child()
\ No newline at end of file
+    child()