diff --git a/writer.go b/writer.go
index 8fd4159..852293d 100644
--- a/writer.go
+++ b/writer.go
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ func writeExampleValue(w io.Writer, name string, fv reflect.Value, fi *fieldInfo
 		case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
 			eg = "0.0"
 		case reflect.Slice:
-			eg = "value,value,..."
+			eg = fmt.Sprintf("value%svalue%s...", fi.delimiter, fi.delimiter)
 		case reflect.Map:
-			eg = "key:value,key:value,..."
+			eg = fmt.Sprintf("key%svalue%skey%svalue%s...", fi.separator, fi.delimiter, fi.separator, fi.delimiter)
 		}
 	}
 	_, err := w.Write([]byte(name + "=" + eg + "\n"))
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ func writeActualValue(w io.Writer, name string, fv reflect.Value, fi *fieldInfo)
 				for i := 0; i < fv.Len(); i++ {
 					items = append(items, fmt.Sprintf("%v", fv.Index(i).Interface()))
 				}
-				eg = strings.Join(items, ",")
+				eg = strings.Join(items, fi.delimiter)
 			case reflect.Map:
 				items := make([]string, 0)
 				for _, mk := range fv.MapKeys() {
 					mv := fv.MapIndex(mk)
-					items = append(items, fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", mk.Interface(), mv.Interface()))
+					items = append(items, fmt.Sprintf("%v%s%v", mk.Interface(), fi.separator, mv.Interface()))
 				}
-				eg = strings.Join(items, ",")
+				eg = strings.Join(items, fi.delimiter)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/writer_test.go b/writer_test.go
index 8d08c9c..4df21f3 100644
--- a/writer_test.go
+++ b/writer_test.go
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 				Test []string
 			}{},
 			expect: `TEST=value,value,...
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			cfg: &struct {
+				Test []string `env:"delimiter=;"`
+			}{},
+			expect: `TEST=value;value;...
 `,
 		},
 		{
@@ -128,6 +135,13 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 				Test map[string]string
 			}{},
 			expect: `TEST=key:value,key:value,...
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			cfg: &struct {
+				Test map[string]string `env:"delimiter=;,separator=','"`
+			}{},
+			expect: `TEST=key,value;key,value;...
 `,
 		},
 		{
@@ -396,6 +410,18 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			actual: true,
 			expect: `TEST=foo:1.1
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			cfg: &struct {
+				Test map[string]float32 `env:"separator=','"`
+			}{
+				Test: map[string]float32{
+					"foo": 1.1,
+				},
+			},
+			actual: true,
+			expect: `TEST=foo,1.1
 `,
 		},
 		{