diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4d3c9e5..d00b120e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ and data.
 #### Okapi Barcode 0.4.8
 - MaxiCode: improve handling of partial and malformed postal codes (modes 2 and 3)
 - Code 11: allow empty content, if user requests it
+- Micro QR Code: allow empty content, if user requests it
+- Micro QR Code: fix last data character ignored during encoding in some scenarios
 
 #### Okapi Barcode 0.4.7
 - Update build toolchain from Java 17 to Java 21 (minimum target runtime remains Java 8)
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/MicroQrCode.java b/src/main/java/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/MicroQrCode.java
index c7d06ec1..8fead8f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/MicroQrCode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/MicroQrCode.java
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ private void inputCharCheck() {
 
         /* Check that input includes valid characters */
 
-        if (content.matches("[\u0000-\u00FF]+")) {
+        if (content.matches("[\u0000-\u00FF]*")) {
             /* All characters in ISO 8859-1 */
             return;
         }
@@ -707,12 +707,13 @@ private void generateBinary(int version) {
 
         info("Encoding: ");
 
-        do {
+        while (position < content.length()) {
+
             data_block = inputMode[position];
             blockLength = 0;
             do {
                 blockLength++;
-            } while (((blockLength + position) < content.length())
+            } while (((position + blockLength) < content.length())
                     && (inputMode[position + blockLength] == data_block));
 
             switch (data_block) {
@@ -886,7 +887,7 @@ private void generateBinary(int version) {
             }
 
             position += blockLength;
-        } while (position < content.length() - 1);
+        }
 
         /* Add terminator */
         switch(version) {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/empty-data.png b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/empty-data.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba2e73b1
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/empty-data.png differ
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/empty-data.properties b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/empty-data.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f1750df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/empty-data.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+PROPERTIES
+
+emptyContentAllowed=true
+content=
+
+LOG
+
+Encoding:
+Codewords: 0 236 0
+Version: M1
+Mask Pattern: 1
+Blocks Merged: 32 -> 19
+
+CODEWORDS
+
+71111
+1514
+1131113
+1131122
+1131122
+1511111
+7112
+083
+2513
+01111313
+13115
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.png b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.png
index df15bb65..bfd992ae 100644
Binary files a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.png and b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.png differ
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.properties b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.properties
index 81ce0a1e..5bbcdd3e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-023.properties
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ content=\x20V.WTTVΔ\n
 
 LOG
 
-Encoding: ALPH (7) 1651 1922 1334 31 KANJ (1) 482
-Codewords: 95 57 248 42 108 254 67 196 0 236 0
+Encoding: ALPH (7) 1651 1922 1334 31 KANJ (1) 482 BYTE (1) 10
+Codewords: 95 57 248 42 108 254 67 197 8 80 0
 Version: M3
 ECC Level: L
-Mask Pattern: 10
-Blocks Merged: 56 -> 45
+Mask Pattern: 0
+Blocks Merged: 58 -> 44
 
 CODEWORDS
 
 711111111
-151611
-1131113211
-11311111311
-11311323
-1511142
-7422
-0;121
-63312
-01452111
-211421121
-032221113
-9132
-031125111
-32111313
+1515111
+113112312
+11311413
+1131114111
+1511214
+711132
+081231
+41221311
+0121164
+5111412
+071111112
+121632
+0211122411
+2321151
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.png b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.png
index efcd5191..a2eac32f 100644
Binary files a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.png and b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.png differ
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.properties b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.properties
index f3a0cdff..13744cef 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-036.properties
@@ -5,27 +5,27 @@ content=duV.WTTTt
 
 LOG
 
-Encoding: BYTE (2) 100 117 ALPH (6) 1437 1469 1334
-Codewords: 137 145 213 107 59 111 105 176 0 236 0
+Encoding: BYTE (2) 100 117 ALPH (6) 1437 1469 1334 BYTE (1) 116
+Codewords: 137 145 213 107 59 111 105 180 46 128 0
 Version: M3
 ECC Level: L
-Mask Pattern: 10
-Blocks Merged: 58 -> 46
+Mask Pattern: 1
+Blocks Merged: 65 -> 48
 
 CODEWORDS
 
 711111111
-151611
-11311143
-11311111113
-113113122
-1511121111
-78
-0;211
-632211
-015121212
-311145
-0411221121
-1411113111
-022122222
-2211414
+15111411
+1131113121
+1131114111
+11311112121
+15171
+72123
+082311
+4221222
+0361221
+11211141111
+0212132211
+111121111311
+01311111222
+1131441
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.png b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.png
index e4da9c06..ae67d62a 100644
Binary files a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.png and b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.png differ
diff --git a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.properties b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.properties
index bf73eaeb..1a8e7f2d 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/uk/org/okapibarcode/backend/microqrcode/test-044.properties
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ content=5\x0E8dΔ\n
 
 LOG
 
-Encoding: BYTE (4) 53 14 56 100 KANJ (1) 482
-Codewords: 68 53 14 56 100 98 30 32 0 236 17 236 17 236
+Encoding: BYTE (4) 53 14 56 100 KANJ (1) 482 BYTE (1) 10
+Codewords: 68 53 14 56 100 98 30 36 16 160 0 236 17 236
 Version: M4
 ECC Level: M
 Mask Pattern: 0
-Blocks Merged: 70 -> 59
+Blocks Merged: 77 -> 64
 
 CODEWORDS
 
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ CODEWORDS
 113113121111
 113115212
 11311111124
-151231121
+151222121
 721133
-0935
+0926
 11121111512
-0:1411
-1166111
-0512135
-49112
-011528
-121115321
-0131211116
-11211113411
+0121142411
+123521111
+0531125
+124321112
+0111111;
+121221521
+01111131111113
+221321411