diff --git a/container/container.go b/container/container.go
index 0d065c8..89f0d16 100644
--- a/container/container.go
+++ b/container/container.go
@@ -171,10 +171,17 @@ func (c *Container) split() (image.Rectangle, image.Rectangle, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return image.ZR, image.ZR, err
 	}
-	if c.opts.split == splitTypeVertical {
-		return area.VSplit(ar, c.opts.splitPercent, c.opts.splitFixed)
+	if c.opts.splitFixed > -1 {
+		if c.opts.split == splitTypeVertical {
+			return area.VSplitCells(ar, c.opts.splitFixed)
+		}
+		return area.HSplitCells(ar, c.opts.splitFixed)
 	}
-	return area.HSplit(ar, c.opts.splitPercent, c.opts.splitFixed)
+
+	if c.opts.split == splitTypeVertical {
+		return area.VSplit(ar, c.opts.splitPercent)
+	}
+	return area.HSplit(ar, c.opts.splitPercent)
 }
 
 // createFirst creates and returns the first sub container of this container.
diff --git a/container/container_test.go b/container/container_test.go
index 63f704b..b4e094d 100644
--- a/container/container_test.go
+++ b/container/container_test.go
@@ -490,6 +490,26 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantContainerErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			desc:     "fails when both SplitFixed and SplitPercent are specified",
+			termSize: image.Point{10, 10},
+			container: func(ft *faketerm.Terminal) (*Container, error) {
+				return New(
+					ft,
+					SplitHorizontal(
+						Top(
+							Border(linestyle.Light),
+						),
+						Bottom(
+							Border(linestyle.Light),
+						),
+						SplitFixed(4),
+						SplitPercent(20),
+					),
+				)
+			},
+			wantContainerErr: true,
+		},
 		{
 			desc:     "empty container",
 			termSize: image.Point{10, 10},
@@ -616,6 +636,32 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 				return ft
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc:     "horizontal unequal split",
+			termSize: image.Point{10, 20},
+			container: func(ft *faketerm.Terminal) (*Container, error) {
+				return New(
+					ft,
+					SplitHorizontal(
+						Top(
+							Border(linestyle.Light),
+						),
+						Bottom(
+							Border(linestyle.Light),
+						),
+						SplitFixed(4),
+					),
+				)
+			},
+			want: func(size image.Point) *faketerm.Terminal {
+				ft := faketerm.MustNew(size)
+				cvs := testcanvas.MustNew(ft.Area())
+				testdraw.MustBorder(cvs, image.Rect(0, 0, 10, 4))
+				testdraw.MustBorder(cvs, image.Rect(0, 4, 10, 20))
+				testcanvas.MustApply(cvs, ft)
+				return ft
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			desc:     "horizontal split, parent and children have borders",
 			termSize: image.Point{10, 10},
@@ -742,6 +788,32 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 				return ft
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc:     "vertical fixed splits",
+			termSize: image.Point{20, 10},
+			container: func(ft *faketerm.Terminal) (*Container, error) {
+				return New(
+					ft,
+					SplitVertical(
+						Left(
+							Border(linestyle.Light),
+						),
+						Right(
+							Border(linestyle.Light),
+						),
+						SplitFixed(4),
+					),
+				)
+			},
+			want: func(size image.Point) *faketerm.Terminal {
+				ft := faketerm.MustNew(size)
+				cvs := testcanvas.MustNew(ft.Area())
+				testdraw.MustBorder(cvs, image.Rect(0, 0, 4, 10))
+				testdraw.MustBorder(cvs, image.Rect(4, 0, 20, 10))
+				testcanvas.MustApply(cvs, ft)
+				return ft
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			desc:     "vertical split, parent and children have borders",
 			termSize: image.Point{10, 10},
diff --git a/container/grid/grid_test.go b/container/grid/grid_test.go
index 85ca390..01f6b29 100644
--- a/container/grid/grid_test.go
+++ b/container/grid/grid_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func mirror() *fakewidget.Mirror {
 
 // mustHSplit splits the area or panics.
 func mustHSplit(ar image.Rectangle, heightPerc int) (top image.Rectangle, bottom image.Rectangle) {
-	t, b, err := area.HSplit(ar, heightPerc, -1)
+	t, b, err := area.HSplit(ar, heightPerc)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func mustHSplit(ar image.Rectangle, heightPerc int) (top image.Rectangle, bottom
 
 // mustVSplit splits the area or panics.
 func mustVSplit(ar image.Rectangle, widthPerc int) (left image.Rectangle, right image.Rectangle) {
-	l, r, err := area.VSplit(ar, widthPerc, -1)
+	l, r, err := area.VSplit(ar, widthPerc)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/container/options.go b/container/options.go
index 49793ec..46a56b2 100644
--- a/container/options.go
+++ b/container/options.go
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ func applyOptions(c *Container, opts ...Option) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// validateOptions validates options set in the container tree.
-func validateOptions(c *Container) error {
-	// ensure all the container identifiers are either empty or unique.
+// ensure all the container identifiers are either empty or unique.
+func validateIds(c *Container) error {
 	var errStr string
 	seenID := map[string]bool{}
 	preOrder(c, &errStr, func(c *Container) error {
@@ -60,6 +59,43 @@ func validateOptions(c *Container) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ensure all the container only have one split modifier.
+func validateSplits(c *Container) error {
+	var errStr string
+	preOrder(c, &errStr, func(c *Container) error {
+		if c.opts.splitFixed > -1 && c.opts.splitPercent != 50 {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"only one of splitFixed `%v` and splitPercent `%v` is allowed to be set per container",
+				c.opts.splitFixed,
+				c.opts.splitPercent,
+			)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+	if errStr != "" {
+		return errors.New(errStr)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// validateOptions validates options set in the container tree.
+func validateOptions(c *Container) error {
+	// ensure all the container identifiers are either empty or unique.
+	errIds := validateIds(c)
+	if errIds != nil {
+		return errIds
+	}
+
+	// ensure that max one split modifier is used per container
+	errSplits := validateSplits(c)
+	if errSplits != nil {
+		return errSplits
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Option is used to provide options to a container.
 type Option interface {
 	// set sets the provided option.
@@ -218,8 +254,8 @@ func SplitPercent(p int) SplitOption {
 	})
 }
 
-// SplitFixed sets the heights of the top and the bottom containers.
-// The first container will be fixed and the second one will fill the rest of the space.
+// SplitFixed sets the size as a fixed value of the available space.
+// FIXME: More comments
 // Allows values greater or equal to zero.
 func SplitFixed(cells int) SplitOption {
 	return splitOption(func(opts *options) error {
diff --git a/internal/area/area.go b/internal/area/area.go
index 4c6c2bd..3c2bcca 100644
--- a/internal/area/area.go
+++ b/internal/area/area.go
@@ -45,23 +45,14 @@ func FromSize(size image.Point) (image.Rectangle, error) {
 //
 // The fixed value must by in the range -1 <= heightFixed.
 // If fixed value is -1 (default value), heightPerc is used instead.
-func HSplit(area image.Rectangle, heightPerc int, heightFixed int) (top image.Rectangle, bottom image.Rectangle, err error) {
+func HSplit(area image.Rectangle, heightPerc int) (top image.Rectangle, bottom image.Rectangle, err error) {
 	if min, max := 0, 100; heightPerc < min || heightPerc > max {
 		return image.ZR, image.ZR, fmt.Errorf("invalid heightPerc %d, must be in range %d <= heightPerc <= %d", heightPerc, min, max)
 	}
-	if heightFixed < -1 {
-		return image.ZR, image.ZR, fmt.Errorf("invalid heightFixed %d, must be in range %d <= heightFixed", heightFixed, -1)
-	}
 
-	// Prioritize `SplitFixed()` over `SplitPercent()`.
-	if heightFixed >= 0 {
-		top = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y, area.Max.X, area.Min.Y+heightFixed)
-		bottom = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y+heightFixed, area.Max.X, area.Max.Y)
-	} else {
-		height := area.Dy() * heightPerc / 100
-		top = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y, area.Max.X, area.Min.Y+height)
-		bottom = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y+height, area.Max.X, area.Max.Y)
-	}
+	height := area.Dy() * heightPerc / 100
+	top = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y, area.Max.X, area.Min.Y+height)
+	bottom = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y+height, area.Max.X, area.Max.Y)
 	if top.Dy() == 0 {
 		top = image.ZR
 	}
@@ -78,23 +69,14 @@ func HSplit(area image.Rectangle, heightPerc int, heightFixed int) (top image.Re
 //
 // The fixed value must by in the range -1 <= heightFixed.
 // If fixed value is -1 (default value), heightPerc is used instead.
-func VSplit(area image.Rectangle, widthPerc int, widthFixed int) (left image.Rectangle, right image.Rectangle, err error) {
+func VSplit(area image.Rectangle, widthPerc int) (left image.Rectangle, right image.Rectangle, err error) {
 	if min, max := 0, 100; widthPerc < min || widthPerc > max {
 		return image.ZR, image.ZR, fmt.Errorf("invalid widthPerc %d, must be in range %d <= widthPerc <= %d", widthPerc, min, max)
 	}
-	if widthFixed < -1 {
-		return image.ZR, image.ZR, fmt.Errorf("invalid widthFixed %d, must be in range %d <= widthFixed", widthFixed, -1)
-	}
 
-	// Prioritize `SplitFixed()` over `SplitPercent()`.
-	if widthFixed >= 0 {
-		left = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y, area.Min.X+widthFixed, area.Max.Y)
-		right = image.Rect(area.Min.X+widthFixed, area.Min.Y, area.Max.X, area.Max.Y)
-	} else {
-		width := area.Dx() * widthPerc / 100
-		left = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y, area.Min.X+width, area.Max.Y)
-		right = image.Rect(area.Min.X+width, area.Min.Y, area.Max.X, area.Max.Y)
-	}
+	width := area.Dx() * widthPerc / 100
+	left = image.Rect(area.Min.X, area.Min.Y, area.Min.X+width, area.Max.Y)
+	right = image.Rect(area.Min.X+width, area.Min.Y, area.Max.X, area.Max.Y)
 	if left.Dx() == 0 {
 		left = image.ZR
 	}
diff --git a/internal/area/area_test.go b/internal/area/area_test.go
index 54dba59..4acd496 100644
--- a/internal/area/area_test.go
+++ b/internal/area/area_test.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestHSplit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			gotTop, gotBot, err := HSplit(tc.area, tc.heightPerc, -1)
+			gotTop, gotBot, err := HSplit(tc.area, tc.heightPerc)
 			if (err != nil) != tc.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("VSplit => unexpected error:%v, wantErr:%v", err, tc.wantErr)
 			}
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func TestVSplit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			gotLeft, gotRight, err := VSplit(tc.area, tc.widthPerc, -1)
+			gotLeft, gotRight, err := VSplit(tc.area, tc.widthPerc)
 			if (err != nil) != tc.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("VSplit => unexpected error:%v, wantErr:%v", err, tc.wantErr)
 			}
diff --git a/widgets/textinput/textinput.go b/widgets/textinput/textinput.go
index d58343c..cc2de60 100644
--- a/widgets/textinput/textinput.go
+++ b/widgets/textinput/textinput.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func split(cvsAr image.Rectangle, label string, widthPerc *int) (labelAr, textAr
 	switch {
 	case widthPerc != nil:
 		splitP := 100 - *widthPerc
-		labelAr, textAr, err := area.VSplit(cvsAr, splitP, -1)
+		labelAr, textAr, err := area.VSplit(cvsAr, splitP)
 		if err != nil {
 			return image.ZR, image.ZR, err
 		}