diff --git a/src/algorithms/myers.rs b/src/algorithms/myers.rs
index ce36a67..d7ef1ef 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/myers.rs
+++ b/src/algorithms/myers.rs
@@ -185,26 +185,7 @@ fn test_diff() {
 
     let mut d = crate::algorithms::Replace::new(crate::algorithms::Capture::new());
     diff_slices(&mut d, a, b).unwrap();
-    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops(), @r###"
-    [
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 0,
-            new_index: 0,
-            len: 3,
-        },
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 3,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 3,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 4,
-            new_index: 4,
-            len: 1,
-        },
-    ]
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -214,32 +195,7 @@ fn test_contiguous() {
 
     let mut d = crate::algorithms::Replace::new(crate::algorithms::Capture::new());
     diff_slices(&mut d, a, b).unwrap();
-    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops(), @r###"
-    [
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 0,
-            new_index: 0,
-            len: 3,
-        },
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 3,
-            old_len: 2,
-            new_index: 3,
-            new_len: 2,
-        },
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 5,
-            new_index: 5,
-            len: 2,
-        },
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 7,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 7,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-    ]
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -249,33 +205,5 @@ fn test_pat() {
 
     let mut d = crate::algorithms::Capture::new();
     diff_slices(&mut d, a, b).unwrap();
-    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.ops(), @r###"
-    [
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 0,
-            new_index: 0,
-            len: 2,
-        },
-        Delete {
-            old_index: 2,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 2,
-        },
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 3,
-            new_index: 2,
-            len: 2,
-        },
-        Insert {
-            old_index: 5,
-            new_index: 4,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-        Insert {
-            old_index: 5,
-            new_index: 5,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-    ]
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.ops());
 }
diff --git a/src/algorithms/patience.rs b/src/algorithms/patience.rs
index 29b1535..b70b8b2 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/patience.rs
+++ b/src/algorithms/patience.rs
@@ -183,71 +183,17 @@ fn test_patience() {
     let mut d = Replace::new(crate::algorithms::Capture::new());
     diff_slices(&mut d, a, b).unwrap();
 
-    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops(), @r###"
-    [
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 0,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 0,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 1,
-            new_index: 1,
-            len: 3,
-        },
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 4,
-            old_len: 2,
-            new_index: 4,
-            new_len: 2,
-        },
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 6,
-            new_index: 6,
-            len: 2,
-        },
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 8,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 8,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 9,
-            new_index: 9,
-            len: 1,
-        },
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 10,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 10,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-    ]
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops());
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_patience_out_of_bounds_bug() {
+    // this used to be a bug
     let a: &[usize] = &[1, 2, 3, 4];
     let b: &[usize] = &[1, 2, 3];
 
     let mut d = Replace::new(crate::algorithms::Capture::new());
     diff_slices(&mut d, a, b).unwrap();
 
-    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops(), @r###"
-    [
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 0,
-            new_index: 0,
-            len: 3,
-        },
-        Delete {
-            old_index: 3,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 3,
-        },
-    ]
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(d.into_inner().ops());
 }
diff --git a/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__contiguous.snap b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__contiguous.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05b117c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__contiguous.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+source: src/algorithms/myers.rs
+expression: d.into_inner().ops()
+---
+[
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 0,
+        new_index: 0,
+        len: 3,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 3,
+        old_len: 2,
+        new_index: 3,
+        new_len: 2,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 5,
+        new_index: 5,
+        len: 2,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 7,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 7,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__diff.snap b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__diff.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa3556d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__diff.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+source: src/algorithms/myers.rs
+expression: d.into_inner().ops()
+---
+[
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 0,
+        new_index: 0,
+        len: 3,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 3,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 3,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 4,
+        new_index: 4,
+        len: 1,
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__pat.snap b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__pat.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..469a1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__myers__pat.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+source: src/algorithms/myers.rs
+expression: d.ops()
+---
+[
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 0,
+        new_index: 0,
+        len: 2,
+    },
+    Delete {
+        old_index: 2,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 2,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 3,
+        new_index: 2,
+        len: 2,
+    },
+    Insert {
+        old_index: 5,
+        new_index: 4,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+    Insert {
+        old_index: 5,
+        new_index: 5,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__patience__patience.snap b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__patience__patience.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d86a588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__patience__patience.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+source: src/algorithms/patience.rs
+expression: d.into_inner().ops()
+---
+[
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 0,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 0,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 1,
+        new_index: 1,
+        len: 3,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 4,
+        old_len: 2,
+        new_index: 4,
+        new_len: 2,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 6,
+        new_index: 6,
+        len: 2,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 8,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 8,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 9,
+        new_index: 9,
+        len: 1,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 10,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 10,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__patience__patience_out_of_bounds_bug.snap b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__patience__patience_out_of_bounds_bug.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..051c596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/algorithms/snapshots/similar__algorithms__patience__patience_out_of_bounds_bug.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+source: src/algorithms/patience.rs
+expression: d.into_inner().ops()
+---
+[
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 0,
+        new_index: 0,
+        len: 3,
+    },
+    Delete {
+        old_index: 3,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 3,
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/snapshots/similar__text__captured_ops.snap b/src/snapshots/similar__text__captured_ops.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf74a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshots/similar__text__captured_ops.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+source: src/text.rs
+expression: "&diff.ops()"
+---
+[
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 0,
+        new_index: 0,
+        len: 1,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 1,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 1,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 2,
+        new_index: 2,
+        len: 1,
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/snapshots/similar__text__char_diff.snap b/src/snapshots/similar__text__char_diff.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82217b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshots/similar__text__char_diff.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+source: src/text.rs
+expression: diff.ops()
+---
+[
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 0,
+        new_index: 0,
+        len: 1,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 1,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 1,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 2,
+        new_index: 2,
+        len: 5,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 7,
+        old_len: 2,
+        new_index: 7,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+    Equal {
+        old_index: 9,
+        new_index: 8,
+        len: 1,
+    },
+    Replace {
+        old_index: 10,
+        old_len: 1,
+        new_index: 9,
+        new_len: 1,
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/snapshots/similar__text__line_ops.snap b/src/snapshots/similar__text__line_ops.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fc6396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshots/similar__text__line_ops.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+source: src/text.rs
+expression: "&changes"
+---
+[
+    Change {
+        tag: Equal,
+        old_index: Some(
+            0,
+        ),
+        new_index: Some(
+            0,
+        ),
+        value: "Hello World\n",
+    },
+    Change {
+        tag: Delete,
+        old_index: Some(
+            1,
+        ),
+        new_index: None,
+        value: "some stuff here\n",
+    },
+    Change {
+        tag: Insert,
+        old_index: None,
+        new_index: Some(
+            1,
+        ),
+        value: "some amazing stuff here\n",
+    },
+    Change {
+        tag: Equal,
+        old_index: Some(
+            2,
+        ),
+        new_index: Some(
+            2,
+        ),
+        value: "some more stuff here\n",
+    },
+]
diff --git a/src/snapshots/similar__text__unified_diff.snap b/src/snapshots/similar__text__unified_diff.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70f8474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshots/similar__text__unified_diff.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+source: src/text.rs
+expression: "&diff.unified_diff(3, Some((\"old\", \"new\")))"
+---
+--- old
++++ new
+@@ -0 +2 @@
+ Hello World
+-some stuff here
++some amazing stuff here
+ some more stuff here
diff --git a/src/text.rs b/src/text.rs
index c1c149d..7734bda 100644
--- a/src/text.rs
+++ b/src/text.rs
@@ -605,26 +605,7 @@ fn test_captured_ops() {
         "Hello World\nsome stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
         "Hello World\nsome amazing stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
     );
-    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(&diff.ops(), @r###"
-    [
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 0,
-            new_index: 0,
-            len: 1,
-        },
-        Replace {
-            old_index: 1,
-            old_len: 1,
-            new_index: 1,
-            new_len: 1,
-        },
-        Equal {
-            old_index: 2,
-            new_index: 2,
-            len: 1,
-        },
-    ]
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(&diff.ops());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -634,15 +615,7 @@ fn test_unified_diff() {
         "Hello World\nsome amazing stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
     );
     assert_eq!(diff.newline_terminated(), true);
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(&diff.unified_diff(3, Some(("old", "new"))), @r###"
-    --- old
-    +++ new
-    @@ -0 +2 @@
-     Hello World
-    -some stuff here
-    +some amazing stuff here
-     some more stuff here
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(&diff.unified_diff(3, Some(("old", "new"))));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -657,44 +630,11 @@ fn test_line_ops() {
         .iter()
         .flat_map(|op| diff.iter_changes(op))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(&changes, @r###"
-    [
-        Change {
-            tag: Equal,
-            old_index: Some(
-                0,
-            ),
-            new_index: Some(
-                0,
-            ),
-            value: "Hello World\n",
-        },
-        Change {
-            tag: Delete,
-            old_index: Some(
-                1,
-            ),
-            new_index: None,
-            value: "some stuff here\n",
-        },
-        Change {
-            tag: Insert,
-            old_index: None,
-            new_index: Some(
-                1,
-            ),
-            value: "some amazing stuff here\n",
-        },
-        Change {
-            tag: Equal,
-            old_index: Some(
-                2,
-            ),
-            new_index: Some(
-                2,
-            ),
-            value: "some more stuff here\n",
-        },
-    ]
-    "###);
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(&changes);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_char_diff() {
+    let diff = TextDiff::from_chars("Hello World", "Hallo Welt");
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(diff.ops());
 }