diff --git a/examples/simple_parse.c b/examples/simple_parse.c
index 044337b..905068e 100644
--- a/examples/simple_parse.c
+++ b/examples/simple_parse.c
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ json_t *load_json(const char *text) {
     if (root) {
         return root;
     } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "json error on line %d: %s\n", error.line, error.text);
+        char *detailed = json_error_get_detailed(&error, text,
+                            JSON_ERROR_COLOR | JSON_ERROR_ARROW_LEN(4));
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error:\n%s\n", detailed);
+        free(detailed);
         return (json_t *)0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
index 58c8379..fee1c12 100644
--- a/src/error.c
+++ b/src/error.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "jansson_private.h"
+#include "utf.h"
 
 void jsonp_error_init(json_error_t *error, const char *source)
 {
@@ -61,3 +62,202 @@ void jsonp_error_vset(json_error_t *error, int line, int column,
     vsnprintf(error->text, JSON_ERROR_TEXT_LENGTH, msg, ap);
     error->text[JSON_ERROR_TEXT_LENGTH - 1] = '\0';
 }
+
+static size_t json_error_get_utf8_column(json_error_t *error, const char *src)
+{
+    size_t i = 0;
+    const char *s = src;
+    const char *colend = src + error->column;
+
+    while (s < colend) {
+        if (!(s = utf8_iterate(s, colend - s, NULL)))
+            return error->column;
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+static char *json_error_get_source_text(json_error_t *error, const char *src)
+{
+    const char *start;
+    const char *end;
+    size_t len;
+    char *s;
+
+    // TODO: Pick start properly so we don't split a UTF-8 code point.
+    start = &src[(error->position - error->column)];
+    end = strchr(start, '\n');
+
+    if (!end) {
+        end = src + strlen(src);
+    }
+
+    len = (end - start) + 2;
+
+    if (!(s = jsonp_malloc(len))) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (snprintf(s, len - 1, "%.*s", (int)len - 2, start) < 0) {
+        free(s);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+static char *json_error_get_arrow(json_error_t *error,
+    const char *src, size_t flags)
+{
+    size_t msglen;
+    int offset = 0;
+    int ret = 0;
+    char *msg;
+    size_t utf8_column = 0;
+    int arrowlen = flags & JSON_ERROR_ARROW_MAXLEN;
+    #define DEFAULT_ARROWLEN 5
+    const char padchars[] = "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~";
+
+    if (strlen(src) < 2) {
+        return jsonp_strdup("");
+    }
+
+    if (arrowlen < 0) {
+        arrowlen = DEFAULT_ARROWLEN;
+    }
+
+    if (arrowlen >= (int)sizeof(padchars)) {
+        arrowlen = sizeof(padchars);
+    }
+
+    msglen = (error->column + strlen(error->text) + arrowlen + 1) * 2;
+
+    if (!(msg = jsonp_malloc(msglen))) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    msglen--;
+
+    #ifndef _WIN32
+    if (flags & JSON_ERROR_COLOR) {
+        if ((ret = snprintf(&msg[offset], msglen, "%s", "\x1b[01;32m")) < 0) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+    offset += ret;
+    #endif // _WIN32
+
+    // TODO: Make sure this works on Windows.
+    // TODO: How to check if console supports UTF-8? If not we want normal column value.
+    // Get the error column based on UTF-8 code points
+    // so that the arrow points in the correct position.
+    utf8_column = json_error_get_utf8_column(error, src);
+
+    if ((utf8_column + strlen(error->text) + (arrowlen + 1)) > JSON_ERROR_SOURCE_LENGTH) {
+        // Flip the arrow if the column is too far to the right.
+        if ((ret = snprintf(&msg[offset], msglen - offset,
+                    "%*.*s^", arrowlen, arrowlen, padchars)) < 0) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    } else {
+
+        // Print the arrow.
+        if ((ret = snprintf(&msg[offset], msglen - offset,
+                    "%*s^%*.*s",
+                    (int)utf8_column, "",
+                    arrowlen, arrowlen, padchars)) < 0) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
+    offset += ret;
+
+    #ifndef _WIN32
+    if (flags & JSON_ERROR_COLOR) {
+        if (snprintf(&msg[offset], msglen - offset,
+            "%s", "\x1b[0m\x1b[0m") < 0) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+    #endif // _WIN32
+
+    return msg;
+fail:
+    if (msg) jsonp_free(msg);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+char *json_error_get_detailed(json_error_t *error, const char *src, size_t flags)
+{
+    char *problem_src = NULL;
+    char *arrow = NULL;
+    char *s = NULL;
+    size_t len;
+    size_t arrowlen = (flags & JSON_ERROR_ARROW_MAXLEN) + 1;
+    size_t textlen;
+    size_t utf8_column;
+    size_t srclen;
+    size_t total;
+
+    if (!(problem_src = json_error_get_source_text(error, src))) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!(arrow = json_error_get_arrow(error, src, flags))) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    textlen = strlen(error->text);
+    srclen = strlen(problem_src);
+    utf8_column = json_error_get_utf8_column(error, src);
+    total = (utf8_column + arrowlen + textlen + 3);
+    //problem_src[error->column]= '_';
+
+    len = (srclen + arrowlen + textlen) * 2;
+
+    if (!(s = malloc(len))) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    // If the error message goes outside of the console width, flip it!
+    if (total > JSON_ERROR_SOURCE_LENGTH) {
+        if (snprintf(s, len - 1, "%s\n%*s(%s) %s\n",
+                problem_src, 
+                (int)(utf8_column - textlen - 3 - arrowlen), "", 
+                error->text, arrow) < 0) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    } else {
+
+        if (snprintf(s, len - 1, "%s\n%s (%s)\n",
+                problem_src, arrow, error->text) < 0) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
+    jsonp_free(problem_src);
+    jsonp_free(arrow);
+
+    return s;
+fail:
+    if (problem_src) jsonp_free(problem_src);
+    if (arrow) jsonp_free(arrow);
+    if (s) jsonp_free(s);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void json_error_print_detailed(FILE *fd, json_error_t *error, const char *src, size_t flags)
+{
+    char *d;
+
+    if (!(d = json_error_get_detailed(error, src, flags))) {
+        // Since we're reporting an error, at least report something!
+        fprintf(fd, "%s\n", error->text);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fprintf(fd, "%s", d);
+    jsonp_free(d);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/jansson.def b/src/jansson.def
index da4cfd4..85c779a 100644
--- a/src/jansson.def
+++ b/src/jansson.def
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ EXPORTS
     json_unpack_ex
     json_vunpack_ex
     json_set_alloc_funcs
+    json_error_get_detailed
+    json_error_print_detailed
 
diff --git a/src/jansson.h b/src/jansson.h
index 6f7fd07..30eda0b 100644
--- a/src/jansson.h
+++ b/src/jansson.h
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ typedef struct {
     char text[JSON_ERROR_TEXT_LENGTH];
 } json_error_t;
 
+#define JSON_ERROR_ARROW_MAXLEN 0x1f
+#define JSON_ERROR_ARROW_LEN(n) ((n) & JSON_ERROR_ARROW_MAXLEN)
+#define JSON_ERROR_COLOR        0x20
+#define JSON_ERROR_FLIP         0x40
+
+char *json_error_get_detailed(json_error_t *error, const char *src, size_t flags);
+void json_error_print_detailed(FILE *fd, json_error_t *error, const char *src, size_t flags);
 
 /* getters, setters, manipulation */
 
diff --git a/src/utf.c b/src/utf.c
index b56e125..d0ad389 100644
--- a/src/utf.c
+++ b/src/utf.c
@@ -185,3 +185,73 @@ int utf8_check_string(const char *string, size_t length)
 
     return 1;
 }
+
+//
+// This code is from:
+// http://bjoern.hoehrmann.de/utf-8/decoder/dfa/
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Bjoern Hoehrmann <bjoern@hoehrmann.de>
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+#define UTF8_ACCEPT 0
+#define UTF8_REJECT 1
+
+static const uint8_t utf8d[] = {
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, // 00..1f
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, // 20..3f
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, // 40..5f
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, // 60..7f
+    1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9, // 80..9f
+    7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7, // a0..bf
+    8,8,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, // c0..df
+    0xa,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x4,0x3,0x3, // e0..ef
+    0xb,0x6,0x6,0x6,0x5,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8, // f0..ff
+    0x0,0x1,0x2,0x3,0x5,0x8,0x7,0x1,0x1,0x1,0x4,0x6,0x1,0x1,0x1,0x1, // s0..s0
+    1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1, // s1..s2
+    1,2,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, // s3..s4
+    1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1, // s5..s6
+    1,3,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, // s7..s8
+};
+
+static uint32_t decode(uint32_t* state, uint32_t* codep, uint32_t byte)
+{
+    uint32_t type = utf8d[byte];
+
+    *codep = (*state != UTF8_ACCEPT) ?
+        (byte & 0x3fu) | (*codep << 6) :
+        (0xff >> type) & (byte);
+
+    *state = utf8d[256 + (*state) * 16 + type];
+    return *state;
+}
+
+int utf8_strlen(const char *s, size_t *count)
+{
+    uint32_t codepoint;
+    uint32_t state = UTF8_ACCEPT;
+
+    for (*count = 0; *s; ++s) {
+        if (!decode(&state, &codepoint, (uint8_t)*s)) {
+            (*count)++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return state != UTF8_ACCEPT;
+}
diff --git a/src/utf.h b/src/utf.h
index 2cebea0..9ffabae 100644
--- a/src/utf.h
+++ b/src/utf.h
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ size_t utf8_check_full(const char *buffer, size_t size, int32_t *codepoint);
 const char *utf8_iterate(const char *buffer, size_t size, int32_t *codepoint);
 
 int utf8_check_string(const char *string, size_t length);
+int utf8_strlen(const char *str, size_t *count);
 
 #endif