diff --git a/pyfiglet/__init__.py b/pyfiglet/__init__.py
index 727905d..82549b1 100755
--- a/pyfiglet/__init__.py
+++ b/pyfiglet/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 Python FIGlet adaption
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
+
 import pkg_resources
 import re
 import sys