diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9399f8f..382ae59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 Smart Truncate [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/millerized/smart-truncate.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/millerized/smart-truncate) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/millerized/smart-truncate/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/millerized/smart-truncate?branch=master)
 =========
 
-A small library that truncates a string. It can insert or append an ellipsis at any desired position of the truncated result.
+A small library that truncates a string. It can insert or append an ellipsis (or a custom mark) at any desired position of the truncated result.
 
 ## Installation
 
-  `npm install smart-truncate`
+  `npm install --save smart-truncate`
 
 ## Syntax
 ```js
-smartTruncate(string, length[, position])
+smartTruncate(string, length[, options])
 ```
 #### Paramaters
 >**_string_**<br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A string with a minimum lenght of 4 characters.
+&emsp;A string with a minimum length of 4 characters.
 
 >**_length_**<br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The length of the truncated result.
+&emsp;The length of the truncated result.
 
->**_position_**<br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Optional. The index of the ellipsis (zero based). Default is at the end.
+>**_options_**<br>
+>**_options.position_**<br>
+&emsp;Optional. The index of the ellipsis (zero based). Default is at the end.<br>
+>**_options.mark_**<br>
+&emsp;Optional. The character[s] indicating omission. Default is an ellipsis "…".
 
 #### Return value
->A new string truncated with an ellipsis.
+>A new string truncated with an ellipsis or custom mark.
 
 ## Usage
 ```js
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ const truncated = smartTruncate(string, 15);
 const string = 'To iterate is human, to recurse divine.';
 
 // Insert an ellipsis in the middle of a smart truncated string.
-const truncated = smartTruncate(string, 21, 10);
+const truncated = smartTruncate(string, 21, {position: 10});
 ```
 
 **Output**: `"To iterate…se divine."`
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ const files = [
     'App Store.app'
 ];
 
-const truncated = files.map((filename) => smartTruncate(filename, 21, 10));
+const truncated = files.map((filename) => smartTruncate(filename, 21, {position: 10}));
 ```
 
 **Output**:
diff --git a/dist/smart-truncate.es5.js b/dist/smart-truncate.es5.js
index 6cccb3f..ac7f879 100644
--- a/dist/smart-truncate.es5.js
+++ b/dist/smart-truncate.es5.js
@@ -3,18 +3,27 @@
 /**
  * smartTruncate - Smartly™ truncate a given string.
  *
- * @param  {String} string      A string with a minimum lenght of 4 chars.
- * @param  {Number} length      The length of the truncated result.
- * @param  {Number} [position]  The index of the ellipsis (zero based). Default is the end.
- * @return {String}             Return a truncated string w/ ellipsis.
+ * @param  {String} string - A string with a minimum lenght of 4 chars.
+ * @param  {Number} length - The length of the truncated result.
+ * @param  {Object} [options]
+ * @param  {Number} [options.position] - The index of the ellipsis (zero based).
+ *                                      Default is the end.
+ * @param  {String} [options.mark = '…'] - The character[s] indicating omission.
+ * @return {String} - Return a truncated string w/ ellipsis.
  *
  * Example: smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 8) === 'Steve M…'.
  * Example: smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 9, 4) === 'Stev…ller'.
  */
 var smartTruncate = function smartTruncate(string, length) {
-    var position = arguments.length > 2 && arguments[2] !== undefined ? arguments[2] : length;
+    var _ref = arguments.length > 2 && arguments[2] !== undefined ? arguments[2] : {},
+        _ref$mark = _ref.mark,
+        mark = _ref$mark === undefined ? '\u2026' : _ref$mark,
+        _ref$position = _ref.position,
+        position = _ref$position === undefined ? length - 1 : _ref$position;
 
-    var ellipsisOffset = 1;
+    if (typeof mark !== 'string') return string;
+
+    var markOffset = mark.length;
     var minLength = 4;
 
     var str = string;
@@ -23,19 +32,19 @@ var smartTruncate = function smartTruncate(string, length) {
         str = str.trim();
     }
 
-    var invalid = typeof str !== 'string' || str.length < minLength || typeof length !== 'number' || length <= minLength || length >= str.length - ellipsisOffset;
+    var invalid = typeof str !== 'string' || str.length < minLength || typeof length !== 'number' || length <= minLength || length >= str.length - markOffset;
 
     if (invalid) return string;
 
-    if (position >= length - ellipsisOffset) {
-        var _start = str.substring(0, length - ellipsisOffset);
-        return _start + '\u2026';
+    if (position >= length - markOffset) {
+        var _start = str.substring(0, length - markOffset);
+        return '' + _start + mark;
     }
 
     var start = str.substring(0, position);
-    var end = str.slice(position + ellipsisOffset - length);
+    var end = str.slice(position + markOffset - length);
 
-    return start + '\u2026' + end;
+    return '' + start + mark + end;
 };
 
 module.exports = smartTruncate;
diff --git a/src/smart-truncate.js b/src/smart-truncate.js
index a1b98b8..906b80c 100644
--- a/src/smart-truncate.js
+++ b/src/smart-truncate.js
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
 /**
  * smartTruncate - Smartly™ truncate a given string.
  *
- * @param  {String} string      A string with a minimum lenght of 4 chars.
- * @param  {Number} length      The length of the truncated result.
- * @param  {Number} [position]  The index of the ellipsis (zero based). Default is the end.
- * @return {String}             Return a truncated string w/ ellipsis.
+ * @param  {String} string - A string with a minimum lenght of 4 chars.
+ * @param  {Number} length - The length of the truncated result.
+ * @param  {Object} [options]
+ * @param  {Number} [options.position] - The index of the ellipsis (zero based).
+ *                                      Default is the end.
+ * @param  {String} [options.mark = '…'] - The character[s] indicating omission.
+ * @return {String} - Return a truncated string w/ ellipsis.
  *
  * Example: smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 8) === 'Steve M…'.
  * Example: smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 9, 4) === 'Stev…ller'.
  */
-const smartTruncate = (string, length, position = length) => {
-    const ellipsisOffset = 1;
+const smartTruncate = (string, length,
+    {
+        mark = '\u2026', // ellipsis = …
+        position = (length - 1),
+    } = {}
+) => {
+    if (typeof mark !== 'string') return string;
+
+    const markOffset = mark.length;
     const minLength = 4;
 
     let str = string;
@@ -23,19 +33,19 @@ const smartTruncate = (string, length, position = length) => {
         || str.length < minLength
         || typeof length !== 'number'
         || length <= minLength
-        || length >= (str.length - ellipsisOffset);
+        || length >= (str.length - markOffset);
 
     if (invalid) return string;
 
-    if (position >= (length - ellipsisOffset)) {
-        const start = str.substring(0, length - ellipsisOffset);
-        return `${start}…`;
+    if (position >= (length - markOffset)) {
+        const start = str.substring(0, length - markOffset);
+        return `${start}${mark}`;
     }
 
     const start = str.substring(0, position);
-    const end = str.slice((position + ellipsisOffset) - length);
+    const end = str.slice((position + markOffset) - length);
 
-    return `${start}…${end}`;
+    return `${start}${mark}${end}`;
 }
 
 module.exports = smartTruncate;
diff --git a/src/smart-truncate.spec.js b/src/smart-truncate.spec.js
index b63a54f..483bab2 100644
--- a/src/smart-truncate.spec.js
+++ b/src/smart-truncate.spec.js
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 const {expect} = require('chai');
 const smartTruncate = require('../dist/smart-truncate.es5');
 
-describe('smartTruncate(string, length[, position])', () => {
+describe('smartTruncate()', () => {
     it('should return a smart truncated string w/ an ellipsis at the 4th index position of the given string', () => {
-        expect(smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 9, 4)).to.equal('Stev…ller');
+        expect(smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 9, {position: 4})).to.equal('Stev…ller');
     });
 
     it('should assert that the length of the truncated string is equal to the given length w/ an ellipsis at the 4th index position', () => {
         const length = 9;
-        const truncated = smartTruncate('Steve Miller', length, 4);
+        const truncated = smartTruncate('Steve Miller', length, {position: 4});
         expect(truncated.length).to.equal(length);
     });
 
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ describe('smartTruncate(string, length[, position])', () => {
     });
 
     it('should return a smart truncated string w/ an ellipsis at the 5th index position of the given string', () => {
-        expect(smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 9, 5)).to.equal('Steve…ler');
+        expect(smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 9, {position: 5})).to.equal('Steve…ler');
     });
 
     it('should return a smart truncated string w/ an ellipsis at the 8th index position of the given string', () => {
-        expect(smartTruncate('Not a good fit', 12, 8)).to.equal('Not a go…fit');
+        expect(smartTruncate('Not a good fit', 12, {position: 8})).to.equal('Not a go…fit');
     });
 
     it('should return the given string when given a length that is larger than the given string', () => {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('smartTruncate(string, length[, position])', () => {
     });
 
     it('should append an ellipsis to the end of the truncated string when given a position that is larger than the given string and length', () => {
-        expect(smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 10, 14)).to.equal('Steve Mil…');
+        expect(smartTruncate('Steve Miller', 10, {position: 14})).to.equal('Steve Mil…');
     });
 
     it('should return the given string when given an undefined length', () => {
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ describe('smartTruncate(string, length[, position])', () => {
         expect(smartTruncate('Ste ', 2)).to.equal('Ste ');
     });
 
-    it('should return the original, given value when given a non-String value', () => {
+    it('should return the original, given value when given a non-String value or non-String mark', () => {
         expect(smartTruncate(1000, 3)).to.equal(1000);
         expect(smartTruncate(undefined, 3)).to.equal(undefined);
         expect(smartTruncate(null, 3)).to.equal(null);
+        expect(smartTruncate('I am so tired', 3, {mark: null})).to.equal('I am so tired');
     });
 
     // ref: https://github.com/millerized/smart-truncate/issues/7
@@ -67,17 +68,44 @@ describe('smartTruncate(string, length[, position])', () => {
         const str = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
         const length = 50;
         const ellipsisOffset = 1;
+        const lastCharIndex = (length - 1);
 
         for (var i = length; i > -1; i--) {
-            const expectedIndex = (i >= (length - ellipsisOffset))
-                ? (length - 1)
+            const expectedIndex = (i >= lastCharIndex)
+                ? lastCharIndex
                 : i;
 
-            const truncated = smartTruncate(str, length, i);
+            const truncated = smartTruncate(str, length, {position: i});
             const resultIndex = truncated.indexOf('…');
 
             expect(resultIndex).to.equal(expectedIndex);
             expect(truncated.length).to.equal(length)
         }
     });
+
+    // ref: https://github.com/millerized/smart-truncate/issues/5
+    it('should return truncated string using a custom mark given instead of the default ellipsis', () => {
+        const expected = 'abc—xyz';
+
+        const result = smartTruncate('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz', 7, {
+            position: 3,
+            mark: '—',
+        });
+
+        expect(result).to.equal(expected);
+        expect(result.length).to.equal(expected.length);
+    });
+
+    // ref: https://github.com/millerized/smart-truncate/issues/5
+    it('should return truncated string using a long custom mark given instead of the default ellipsis', () => {
+        const expected = 'abc***xyz';
+
+        const result = smartTruncate('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz', 9, {
+            position: 3,
+            mark: '***',
+        });
+
+        expect(result).to.equal(expected);
+        expect(result.length).to.equal(expected.length);
+    });
 });