diff --git a/Widgets/Event.h b/Widgets/Event.h
index 917a6960bc..c1a1acaa4a 100644
--- a/Widgets/Event.h
+++ b/Widgets/Event.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/Types.h>
 #include "Point.h"
 #include "Rect.h"
+#include <AK/String.h>
+#include <AK/Types.h>
 
 static const char* eventNames[] = {
     "Invalid",
@@ -106,9 +107,18 @@ public:
     }
 
     int key() const { return m_key; }
+    bool ctrl() const { return m_ctrl; }
+    bool alt() const { return m_alt; }
+    bool shift() const { return m_shift; }
+    String text() const { return m_text; }
 
 private:
+    friend class EventLoopSDL;
     int m_key { 0 };
+    bool m_ctrl { false };
+    bool m_alt { false };
+    bool m_shift { false };
+    String m_text;
 };
 
 class MouseEvent final : public Event {
diff --git a/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.cpp b/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.cpp
index ad0d8a9060..dc26d87ed1 100644
--- a/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.cpp
+++ b/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,46 @@ static inline MouseButton toMouseButton(byte sdlButton)
     return MouseButton::None;
 }
 
-static inline int toKey(const SDL_Keysym& sym)
+void EventLoopSDL::handleKeyEvent(Event::Type type, const SDL_KeyboardEvent& sdlKey)
 {
-    return sym.sym;
+    auto keyEvent = make<KeyEvent>(type, 0);
+
+    if (sdlKey.keysym.sym > SDLK_UNKNOWN && sdlKey.keysym.sym <= 'z') {
+        char buf[] = { 0, 0 };
+        char& ch = buf[0];
+        ch = (char)sdlKey.keysym.sym;
+        if (sdlKey.keysym.mod & KMOD_SHIFT) {
+            if (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z') {
+                ch &= ~0x20;
+            } else {
+                switch (ch) {
+                case '1': ch = '!'; break;
+                case '2': ch = '@'; break;
+                case '3': ch = '#'; break;
+                case '4': ch = '$'; break;
+                case '5': ch = '%'; break;
+                case '6': ch = '^'; break;
+                case '7': ch = '&'; break;
+                case '8': ch = '*'; break;
+                case '9': ch = '('; break;
+                case '0': ch = ')'; break;
+                case '-': ch = '_'; break;
+                case '=': ch = '+'; break;
+                case '`': ch = '~'; break;
+                case ',': ch = '<'; break;
+                case '.': ch = '>'; break;
+                case '/': ch = '?'; break;
+                case '[': ch = '{'; break;
+                case ']': ch = '}'; break;
+                case '\\': ch = '|'; break;
+                case '\'': ch = '"'; break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        keyEvent->m_text = buf;
+    }
+
+    postEvent(&WindowManager::the(), std::move(keyEvent));
 }
 
 void EventLoopSDL::waitForEvent()
@@ -59,10 +96,10 @@ void EventLoopSDL::waitForEvent()
             postEvent(&WindowManager::the(), make<MouseEvent>(Event::MouseUp, sdlEvent.button.x, sdlEvent.button.y, toMouseButton(sdlEvent.button.button)));
             return;
         case SDL_KEYDOWN:
-            postEvent(&WindowManager::the(), make<KeyEvent>(Event::KeyDown, toKey(sdlEvent.key.keysym)));
+            handleKeyEvent(Event::KeyDown, sdlEvent.key);
             return;
         case SDL_KEYUP:
-            postEvent(&WindowManager::the(), make<KeyEvent>(Event::KeyUp, toKey(sdlEvent.key.keysym)));
+            handleKeyEvent(Event::KeyUp, sdlEvent.key);
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.h b/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.h
index b5ac349060..733400689f 100644
--- a/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.h
+++ b/Widgets/EventLoopSDL.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "Event.h"
 #include "EventLoop.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 class EventLoopSDL final : public EventLoop {
 public:
@@ -9,5 +11,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     virtual void waitForEvent() override;
+
+    void handleKeyEvent(Event::Type, const SDL_KeyboardEvent&);
 };
 
diff --git a/Widgets/Font.cpp b/Widgets/Font.cpp
index 8d69a284be..61bb7aa1f0 100644
--- a/Widgets/Font.cpp
+++ b/Widgets/Font.cpp
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ const CBitmap* Font::glyphBitmap(byte ch) const
         const char* data = m_glyphs[(unsigned)ch - m_firstGlyph];
         m_bitmaps[ch] = CBitmap::createFromASCII(data, m_glyphWidth, m_glyphHeight);
     }
+    ASSERT(ch >= m_firstGlyph && ch <= m_lastGlyph);
     return m_bitmaps[ch].ptr();
 }
diff --git a/Widgets/Makefile b/Widgets/Makefile
index 2777bed7e1..33778a71e8 100644
--- a/Widgets/Makefile
+++ b/Widgets/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ VFS_OBJS = \
 
 OBJS = $(AK_OBJS) $(VFS_OBJS)
 
-CXXFLAGS = -std=c++17 -O0 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -I. -I.. -g `sdl2-config --cflags` -DUSE_SDL
+CXXFLAGS = -std=c++17 -O0 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -I. -I.. -ggdb3 `sdl2-config --cflags` -DUSE_SDL
 
 LDFLAGS = `sdl2-config --libs`
 
diff --git a/Widgets/TerminalWidget.cpp b/Widgets/TerminalWidget.cpp
index 94306ecce2..7eaff9420e 100644
--- a/Widgets/TerminalWidget.cpp
+++ b/Widgets/TerminalWidget.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void TerminalWidget::onReceive(byte ch)
     //printf("receive %02x\n", ch);
     auto scrollScreen = [&] () {
         memmove(m_screen, m_screen + columns(), (m_rows - 1) * columns() * sizeof(CharacterWithAttributes));
-        memset(m_screen + (m_rows - 1) * columns(), ' ', columns() * sizeof(CharacterWithAttributes) * 2);
+        memset(m_screen + (m_rows - 1) * columns(), ' ', columns() * sizeof(CharacterWithAttributes));
     };
 
     auto addChar = [&] (byte ch) {
@@ -143,10 +143,9 @@ void TerminalWidget::onReceive(byte ch)
 
 void TerminalWidget::onKeyDown(KeyEvent& event)
 {
-    char buf[] = { 0, 0 };
-    buf[0] = event.key();
-    write(g_fd, buf, 2);
-    return Widget::onKeyDown(event);
+    if (event.text().isEmpty())
+        return;
+    write(g_fd, event.text().characters(), event.text().length());
 }
 
 void TerminalWidget::onKeyUp(KeyEvent& event)