diff --git a/assets/graphics/fonts/terrarum-sans-bitmap/internal_variable.tga b/assets/graphics/fonts/terrarum-sans-bitmap/internal_variable.tga
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efd2c7d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/graphics/fonts/terrarum-sans-bitmap/internal_variable.tga
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:bc2bcedf43567eed501b46aa2500bb090b65fef91a9d7e0a43b070ded260251f
+size 327698
diff --git a/assets/keylayout/bg_bg_bds.ime b/assets/keylayout/bg_bg_bds.ime
index 8256828c4..b8b686b08 100644
--- a/assets/keylayout/bg_bg_bds.ime
+++ b/assets/keylayout/bg_bg_bds.ime
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ return Object.freeze({"n":"\uDBBF\uDFC1Бъл. Многоезична\uDBBF\uDFC
     // typing seq for diacritics: diacritics THEN a character
     if (isDiacritics(s)) {
         states.code = s
-        return ['0', ' '+s] // todo: insert diacritics placeholder char
+        return ['0', '\uDBBF\uDE01'+s]
     }
     else {
         // has diacritecs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ return Object.freeze({"n":"\uDBBF\uDFC1Бъл. Многоезична\uDBBF\uDFC
             }
             let composed = diacriticsMapping[states.code][s]
             reset()
-            return ['2', composed || s]
+            return ['3', composed || s]
         }
         // nope!
         else {
diff --git a/assets/keylayout/el_gr_phonetic.ime b/assets/keylayout/el_gr_phonetic.ime
index 7cea89442..e1d234f43 100644
--- a/assets/keylayout/el_gr_phonetic.ime
+++ b/assets/keylayout/el_gr_phonetic.ime
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ return Object.freeze({"n":"Ελ. Φωνητικό","v":"none","c":"CuriousTo\uA7
     // typing seq for diacritics: diacritics THEN a character
     if (isDiacritics(s)) {
         states.code = s
-        return ['0', ' '+s] // todo: insert diacritics placeholder char
+        return ['0', '\uDBBF\uDE01'+s]
     }
     else {
         // has diacritecs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ return Object.freeze({"n":"Ελ. Φωνητικό","v":"none","c":"CuriousTo\uA7
             let diacriticsLength = states.code.length // dialytika-tonos is two characters internally
             let composed = diacriticsMapping[states.code][s]
             reset()
-            return [''+(1+diacriticsLength), composed || s]
+            return [''+(2+diacriticsLength), composed || s]
         }
         // nope!
         else {
diff --git a/assets/keylayout/ru_ru_jcuken.ime b/assets/keylayout/ru_ru_jcuken.ime
index 832af16a5..0dd94c397 100644
--- a/assets/keylayout/ru_ru_jcuken.ime
+++ b/assets/keylayout/ru_ru_jcuken.ime
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ return Object.freeze({"n":"ЙЦУКЕН Многоязычна","v":"none","c":"
     // typing seq for diacritics: diacritics THEN a character
     if (isDiacritics(s)) {
         states.code = s
-        return ['0', ' '+s] // todo: insert diacritics placeholder char
+        return ['0', '\uDBBF\uDE01'+s]
     }
     else {
         // has diacritecs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ return Object.freeze({"n":"ЙЦУКЕН Многоязычна","v":"none","c":"
             }
             let composed = diacriticsMapping[states.code][s]
             reset()
-            return ['2', composed || s]
+            return ['3', composed || s]
         }
         // nope!
         else {
diff --git a/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar b/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar
index de2259586..3f7f26c3c 100644
Binary files a/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar and b/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar differ
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardInputConfig.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardInputConfig.kt
index 9d34f9e8d..71de5f14b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardInputConfig.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardInputConfig.kt
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ private class UIItemInputKeycap(
                     else if (parent.shiftin && keysym0[1]?.isNotEmpty() == true) keysym0[1]
                     else keysym0[0]) ?: keysymLow
             if (isDiacritic(keysym[0].code))
-                keysym = "ɔ$keysym"
+                keysym = "\uDBBF\uDE01$keysym"
 
             if (keysym[0].code == 0xA0)
                 batch.draw(labels.get(22, 2), (posX + (width - 20) / 2).toFloat(), posY + 4f)