diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go b/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
index 0862569..2ef7f32 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewMemCol() CompactCol {
 
 func (w *MemCol) SetMetrics(m models.Metrics) {
 	w.BarColor = ui.ThemeAttr("gauge.bar.bg")
-	w.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.MemUsage), cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.MemLimit))
+	w.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.MemUsage), cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.MemLimit))
 	w.Percent = m.MemPercent
 }
 
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/text.go b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
index 4b419a0..3a6aa44 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/text.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewNetCol() CompactCol {
 }
 
 func (w *NetCol) SetMetrics(m models.Metrics) {
-	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.NetRx), cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.NetTx))
+	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.NetRx), cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.NetTx))
 	w.Text = label
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewIOCol() CompactCol {
 }
 
 func (w *IOCol) SetMetrics(m models.Metrics) {
-	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.IOBytesRead), cwidgets.ByteFormat(m.IOBytesWrite))
+	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.IOBytesRead), cwidgets.ByteFormat64Short(m.IOBytesWrite))
 	w.Text = label
 }
 
diff --git a/cwidgets/util.go b/cwidgets/util.go
index edb1a92..31c614a 100644
--- a/cwidgets/util.go
+++ b/cwidgets/util.go
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ var (
 		[2]string{"T", "TiB"},
 		[2]string{"P", "PiB"},
 	}
-
-	// maximum displayed precision per unit
-	maxPrecision = []int{
-		0, // B
-		0, // kib
-		1, // mib
-		1, // gib
-		2, // tib
-		2, // pib
-	}
 )
 
 // convenience methods
@@ -63,9 +53,9 @@ func byteFormat(n float64, short bool) string {
 	}
 
 	if short {
-		return unpadFloat(n, maxPrecision[i]) + labels[i][0]
+		return unpadFloat(n, 0) + labels[i][0]
 	}
-	return unpadFloat(n, maxPrecision[i]) + labels[i][1]
+	return unpadFloat(n, 2) + labels[i][1]
 }
 
 func unpadFloat(f float64, maxp int) string {