diff --git a/flag_bool_with_inverse.go b/flag_bool_with_inverse.go
index d885bbd..adc6c47 100644
--- a/flag_bool_with_inverse.go
+++ b/flag_bool_with_inverse.go
@@ -203,12 +203,8 @@ func (bif *BoolWithInverseFlag) String() string {
 
 	i := strings.Index(out, "\t")
 
-	prefix := "--"
-
 	// single character flags are prefixed with `-` instead of `--`
-	if len(bif.Name) == 1 {
-		prefix = "-"
-	}
+	prefix := prefixFor(bif.Name)
 
 	// Guard against a FlagStringer that returns a string without a tab (e.g.
 	// a custom stringer or the default stringer when the flag does not
@@ -220,11 +216,7 @@ func (bif *BoolWithInverseFlag) String() string {
 
 	var aliasParts []string
 	for _, alias := range bif.Aliases {
-		aPrefix := "--"
-		if len(alias) == 1 {
-			aPrefix = "-"
-		}
-		aliasParts = append(aliasParts, aPrefix+alias)
+		aliasParts = append(aliasParts, prefixFor(alias)+alias)
 	}
 
 	names := fmt.Sprintf("%s[%s]%s", prefix, bif.inversePrefix(), bif.Name)
diff --git a/flag_bool_with_inverse_test.go b/flag_bool_with_inverse_test.go
index 895c33d..423157e 100644
--- a/flag_bool_with_inverse_test.go
+++ b/flag_bool_with_inverse_test.go
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ func TestBoolWithInverseString(t *testing.T) {
 			required: true,
 			expected: "-[no-]e\t",
 		},
+		{
+			testName: "single-char multibyte flag name",
+			flagName: "ü",
+			required: true,
+			expected: "-[no-]ü\t",
+		},
 		{
 			testName: "multi-char flag name",
 			flagName: "env",
@@ -412,6 +418,13 @@ func TestBoolWithInverseString(t *testing.T) {
 			aliases:  []string{"c"},
 			expected: "--[no-]color, -c\t(default: false)",
 		},
+		{
+			testName: "short multibyte alias",
+			flagName: "color",
+			required: false,
+			aliases:  []string{"ü"},
+			expected: "--[no-]color, -ü\t(default: false)",
+		},
 		{
 			testName: "long alias",
 			flagName: "color",