diff --git a/src/game/console.c b/src/game/console.c
index 706455e0..8c83823c 100644
--- a/src/game/console.c
+++ b/src/game/console.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void Console_Open(void)
 
     m_Prompt.caret = strlen(m_Prompt.text);
 
-    m_Prompt.caret_ts = Text_Create(MARGIN, -MARGIN, 0, "\x26");
+    m_Prompt.caret_ts = Text_Create(MARGIN, -MARGIN, 0, "\x11");
     Text_SetScale(
         m_Prompt.caret_ts, PHD_ONE * m_PromptScale, PHD_ONE * m_PromptScale);
     Text_AlignBottom(m_Prompt.caret_ts, true);
diff --git a/src/game/text.c b/src/game/text.c
index af695d42..7b73f868 100644
--- a/src/game/text.c
+++ b/src/game/text.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define CHAR_SECRET_1 0x7Fu
 #define CHAR_SECRET_2 0x80u
 #define CHAR_SECRET_3 0x81u
-#define IS_CHAR_LEGAL(c) ((c) <= CHAR_SECRET_3 && ((c) <= 10u || (c) >= 32u))
+#define IS_CHAR_LEGAL(c) ((c) <= CHAR_SECRET_3 && ((c) <= 18u || (c) >= 32u))
 #define IS_CHAR_SECRET(c) ((c) >= CHAR_SECRET_1 && (c) <= CHAR_SECRET_3)
 #define IS_CHAR_DIACRITIC(c)                                                   \
     ((c) == '(' || (c) == ')' || (c) == '$' || (c) == '~')