diff --git a/edit.jai b/edit.jai
index 44f567e..d6914d9 100644
--- a/edit.jai
+++ b/edit.jai
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ cursor_y := 0;
 
 White :: Vector4.{1, 1, 1, 1};
 
+Special_Character_Lookup : [10]u8 : .[
+    xx #char ")",
+    xx #char "!",
+    xx #char "@",
+    xx #char "#",
+    xx #char "$",
+    xx #char "%",
+    xx #char "^",
+    xx #char "&",
+    xx #char "*",
+    xx #char "(",
+];
+
 main :: () {
     args := get_command_line_arguments();
     assert(args.count == 2, "The file name must be passed as a CLI argument");
@@ -69,6 +82,10 @@ main :: () {
                         key += #char "a" - #char "A";
                     }
                     insert_character_at_cursor(cast(u8) key);
+                } else if 33 <= event.key_code && event.key_code <= 126 {
+                    // NOTE: this doesn't quite work for some keys, like ` or []
+                    key := event.key_code;
+                    insert_character_at_cursor(cast(u8) key);
                 }
             }
         }