diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index dc80529..f35f97e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,16 +24,32 @@
 //! assert!(!WildMatch::new("????").matches("cat"));
 //! assert!(!WildMatch::new("?").matches("cat"));
 //! ```
+//!
+//! You can specify custom `char` values for the single and multi-character
+//! wildcards. For example, to use `%` as the multi-character wildcard and
+//! `_` as the single-character wildcard:
+//! ```rust
+//! # extern crate wildmatch; use wildmatch::WildMatchPattern;
+//! assert!(WildMatchPattern::<'%', '_'>::new("%cat%").matches("dog_cat_dog"));
+//! ```
 
 use std::fmt;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+/// A wildcard matcher using `*` as the multi-character wildcard and `?` as
+/// the single-character wildcard.
+pub type WildMatch = WildMatchPattern<'*', '?'>;
+
 /// Wildcard matcher used to match strings.
+///
+/// `MULTI_WILDCARD` is the character used to represent a
+/// multiple-character wildcard (e.g., `*`), and `SINGLE_WILDCARD` is the
+/// character used to represent a single-character wildcard (e.g., `?`).
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Default)]
-pub struct WildMatch {
+pub struct WildMatchPattern<const MULTI_WILDCARD: char, const SINGLE_WILDCARD: char> {
     pattern: Vec<State>,
     max_questionmarks: usize,
 }
@@ -45,13 +61,15 @@ struct State {
     has_wildcard: bool,
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for WildMatch {
+impl<const MULTI_WILDCARD: char, const SINGLE_WILDCARD: char> fmt::Display
+    for WildMatchPattern<MULTI_WILDCARD, SINGLE_WILDCARD>
+{
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         use std::fmt::Write;
 
         for state in &self.pattern {
             if state.has_wildcard {
-                f.write_char('*')?;
+                f.write_char(MULTI_WILDCARD)?;
             }
             if let Some(c) = state.next_char {
                 f.write_char(c)?;
@@ -61,31 +79,31 @@ impl fmt::Display for WildMatch {
     }
 }
 
-impl WildMatch {
+impl<const MULTI_WILDCARD: char, const SINGLE_WILDCARD: char>
+    WildMatchPattern<MULTI_WILDCARD, SINGLE_WILDCARD>
+{
     /// Constructor with pattern which can be used for matching.
-    pub fn new(pattern: &str) -> WildMatch {
+    pub fn new(pattern: &str) -> WildMatchPattern<MULTI_WILDCARD, SINGLE_WILDCARD> {
         let mut simplified: Vec<State> = Vec::with_capacity(pattern.len());
         let mut prev_was_star = false;
         let mut max_questionmarks: usize = 0;
         let mut questionmarks: usize = 0;
         for current_char in pattern.chars() {
-            match current_char {
-                '*' => {
-                    prev_was_star = true;
-                    max_questionmarks = std::cmp::max(max_questionmarks, questionmarks);
-                    questionmarks = 0;
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    if current_char == '?' {
-                        questionmarks += 1;
-                    }
-                    let s = State {
-                        next_char: Some(current_char),
-                        has_wildcard: prev_was_star,
-                    };
-                    simplified.push(s);
-                    prev_was_star = false;
+            if current_char == MULTI_WILDCARD {
+                prev_was_star = true;
+                max_questionmarks = std::cmp::max(max_questionmarks, questionmarks);
+                questionmarks = 0;
+            } else {
+                if current_char == SINGLE_WILDCARD {
+                    questionmarks += 1;
                 }
+
+                let s = State {
+                    next_char: Some(current_char),
+                    has_wildcard: prev_was_star,
+                };
+                simplified.push(s);
+                prev_was_star = false;
             }
         }
 
@@ -97,7 +115,7 @@ impl WildMatch {
             simplified.push(final_state);
         }
 
-        WildMatch {
+        Self {
             pattern: simplified,
             max_questionmarks,
         }
@@ -122,7 +140,7 @@ impl WildMatch {
                 None => {
                     return false;
                 }
-                Some(p) if p.next_char == Some('?') => {
+                Some(p) if p.next_char == Some(SINGLE_WILDCARD) => {
                     if p.has_wildcard {
                         last_wildcard_idx = pattern_idx;
                     }
@@ -151,12 +169,12 @@ impl WildMatch {
                         let current_idx = pattern_idx;
                         pattern_idx = last_wildcard_idx;
                         for prev_state in self.pattern[last_wildcard_idx + 1..current_idx].iter() {
-                            if self.pattern[pattern_idx].next_char == Some('?') {
+                            if self.pattern[pattern_idx].next_char == Some(SINGLE_WILDCARD) {
                                 pattern_idx += 1;
                                 continue;
                             }
                             let mut prev_input_char = prev_state.next_char;
-                            if prev_input_char == Some('?') {
+                            if prev_input_char == Some(SINGLE_WILDCARD) {
                                 prev_input_char = Some(questionmark_matches[questionmark_idx]);
                                 questionmark_idx += 1;
                             }
@@ -174,7 +192,7 @@ impl WildMatch {
                     }
 
                     // Match last char again
-                    if self.pattern[pattern_idx].next_char == Some('?')
+                    if self.pattern[pattern_idx].next_char == Some(SINGLE_WILDCARD)
                         || self.pattern[pattern_idx].next_char == Some(input_char)
                     {
                         pattern_idx += 1;
@@ -186,7 +204,9 @@ impl WildMatch {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> PartialEq<&'a str> for WildMatch {
+impl<'a, const MULTI_WILDCARD: char, const SINGLE_WILDCARD: char> PartialEq<&'a str>
+    for WildMatchPattern<MULTI_WILDCARD, SINGLE_WILDCARD>
+{
     fn eq(&self, &other: &&'a str) -> bool {
         self.matches(other)
     }
@@ -296,6 +316,19 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(m.matches(TEXT));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn complex_pattern_alternative_wildcards() {
+        const TEXT: &str = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, \
+        consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor \
+        invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam \
+        voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea \
+        rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est \
+        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.";
+        const COMPLEX_PATTERN: &str = "Lorem_ipsum%dolore%ea% _____ata%.";
+        let m = WildMatchPattern::<'%', '_'>::new(COMPLEX_PATTERN);
+        assert!(m.matches(TEXT));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn compare_via_equal() {
         let m = WildMatch::new("c?*");