diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 14e836c1..7599a100 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1075,6 +1075,9 @@ parse_section_main(struct context *ctx)
     else if (streq(key, "underline-thickness"))
         return value_to_pt_or_px(ctx, &conf->underline_thickness);
 
+    else if (streq(key, "curly-pixelated"))
+        return value_to_bool(ctx, &conf->curly_pixelated);
+
     else if (streq(key, "strikeout-thickness"))
         return value_to_pt_or_px(ctx, &conf->strikeout_thickness);
 
@@ -3475,6 +3478,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path,
         .use_custom_underline_offset = false,
         .box_drawings_uses_font_glyphs = false,
         .underline_thickness = {.pt = 0., .px = -1},
+        .curly_pixelated = false,
         .strikeout_thickness = {.pt = 0., .px = -1},
         .dpi_aware = false,
         .gamma_correct = false,
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 9ca47753..7face9f0 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ struct config {
     bool use_custom_underline_offset;
     struct pt_or_px underline_offset;
     struct pt_or_px underline_thickness;
+    bool curly_pixelated;
 
     struct pt_or_px strikeout_thickness;
 
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 86244434..0f49e704 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -524,6 +524,23 @@ draw_styled_underline(const struct terminal *term, pixman_image_t *pix,
     }
 
     case UNDERLINE_CURLY: {
+        if (term->conf->curly_pixelated) {
+            /* Pixelated curly: 4px blocks alternating rows */
+            const int y_top = y + underline_offset(term, font);
+            const int y_bot = y_top + thickness;
+            for (int bx = x; bx < x + ceil_w; bx += 8) {
+                int w1 = min(4, x + ceil_w - bx);
+                int w2 = min(4, x + ceil_w - bx - 4);
+                if (w1 > 0)
+                    pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, pix, color, 1,
+                        &(pixman_rectangle16_t){bx, y_top, w1, thickness});
+                if (w2 > 0)
+                    pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, pix, color, 1,
+                        &(pixman_rectangle16_t){bx + 4, y_bot, w2, thickness});
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+
         const int top = y + y_ofs;
         const int bot = top + thickness * 3;
         const int half_x = x + ceil_w / 2.0, full_x = x + ceil_w;