diff --git a/hooks/src/text_editor.rs b/hooks/src/text_editor.rs
index 53ff1753f..efdc3b7f3 100644
--- a/hooks/src/text_editor.rs
+++ b/hooks/src/text_editor.rs
@@ -359,12 +359,17 @@ pub trait TextEditor: Sized + Clone + Display {
                         event = TextEvent::TextChanged
                     }
                     _ => {
-                        // Adds a new character
-                        let char_idx = self.line_to_char(self.cursor_row()) + self.cursor_col();
-                        self.insert(character, char_idx);
-                        self.cursor_right();
-
-                        event = TextEvent::TextChanged
+                        if let Ok(ch) = character.parse::<char>() {
+                            if ch.is_ascii_alphanumeric() {
+                                // Adds a new character
+                                let char_idx =
+                                    self.line_to_char(self.cursor_row()) + self.cursor_col();
+                                self.insert(character, char_idx);
+                                self.cursor_right();
+
+                                event = TextEvent::TextChanged
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }