diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index f60b995..9ddbbad 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
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-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/simple-php-router.iml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/simple-php-router.iml" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/Pecee/Http/Security/CookieTokenProvider.php" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/Pecee/Http/Security/CookieTokenProvider.php" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/README.md" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/README.md" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/Route/Route.php" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/Route/Route.php" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/tests/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterRouteTest.php" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/tests/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterRouteTest.php" afterDir="false" />
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     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@
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       <workItem from="1543101575756" duration="1207000" />
       <workItem from="1616029119335" duration="207000" />
-      <workItem from="1616030812009" duration="1360000" />
+      <workItem from="1616030812009" duration="3298000" />
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     <servers />
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82adb72..ab5dc2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -522,10 +522,12 @@ SimpleRouter::all('/ajax/abc/123', function($param1, $param2) {
 
 ### Custom regex for matching parameters
 
-By default simple-php-router uses the `\w` regular expression when matching parameters.
+By default simple-php-router uses the `[\w\-]+` regular expression. It will match `A-Z`, `a-z`, `0-9`, `-` and `_` characters in parameters.
 This decision was made with speed and reliability in mind, as this match will match both letters, number and most of the used symbols on the internet.
 
-However, sometimes it can be necessary to add a custom regular expression to match more advanced characters like `-` etc.
+However, sometimes it can be necessary to add a custom regular expression to match more advanced characters like foreign letters `æ ø å` etc.
+
+You can test your custom regular expression by using on the site [Regex101.com](https://www.regex101.com).
 
 Instead of adding a custom regular expression to all your parameters, you can simply add a global regular expression which will be used on all the parameters on the route.
 
@@ -533,16 +535,16 @@ Instead of adding a custom regular expression to all your parameters, you can si
 
 #### Example
 
-This example will ensure that all parameters use the `[\w\-]+` regular expression when parsing.
+This example will ensure that all parameters use the `[\w\-\æ\ø\å]+` (`a-z`, `A-Z`, `-`, `_`, `0-9`, `æ`, `ø`, `å`) regular expression when parsing.
 
 ```php
-SimpleRouter::get('/path/{parameter}', 'VideoController@home', ['defaultParameterRegex' => '[\w\-]+']);
+SimpleRouter::get('/path/{parameter}', 'VideoController@home', ['defaultParameterRegex' => '[\w\-\æ\ø\å]+']);
 ```
 
 You can also apply this setting to a group if you need multiple routes to use your custom regular expression when parsing parameters.
 
 ```php
-SimpleRouter::group(['defaultParameterRegex' => '[\w\-]+'], function() {
+SimpleRouter::group(['defaultParameterRegex' => '[\w\-\æ\ø\å]+'], function() {
 
     SimpleRouter::get('/path/{parameter}', 'VideoController@home');
 
diff --git a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/Route/Route.php b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/Route/Route.php
index a955ff8..de3ba74 100644
--- a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/Route/Route.php
+++ b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/Route/Route.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use Pecee\SimpleRouter\Router;
 abstract class Route implements IRoute
 {
     protected const PARAMETERS_REGEX_FORMAT = '%s([\w]+)(\%s?)%s';
-    protected const PARAMETERS_DEFAULT_REGEX = '[\w]+';
+    protected const PARAMETERS_DEFAULT_REGEX = '[\w\-]+';
 
     public const REQUEST_TYPE_GET = 'get';
     public const REQUEST_TYPE_POST = 'post';
diff --git a/tests/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterRouteTest.php b/tests/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterRouteTest.php
index 0571799..35b88af 100644
--- a/tests/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterRouteTest.php
+++ b/tests/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterRouteTest.php
@@ -150,6 +150,21 @@ class RouterRouteTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         $this->assertTrue(true);
     }
 
+    public function testParametersWithDashes()
+    {
+
+        $defaultVariable = null;
+
+        TestRouter::get('/my/{path}', function ($path = 'working') use (&$defaultVariable) {
+            $defaultVariable = $path;
+        });
+
+        TestRouter::debug('/my/hello-motto-man');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('hello-motto-man', $defaultVariable);
+
+    }
+
     public function testParameterDefaultValue()
     {