diff --git a/.idea/libraries/ibm_icu_icu4j.xml b/.idea/libraries/ibm_icu_icu4j.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15026b6c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/ibm_icu_icu4j.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="ibm.icu.icu4j" type="repository">
+    <properties maven-id="com.ibm.icu:icu4j:70.1" />
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/icu4j-70.1.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/icu4j-70.1-javadoc.jar!/" />
+    </JAVADOC>
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/icu4j-70.1-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
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diff --git a/lib/icu4j-70.1-javadoc.jar b/lib/icu4j-70.1-javadoc.jar
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index 000000000..3ca30e212
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diff --git a/lib/icu4j-70.1-sources.jar b/lib/icu4j-70.1-sources.jar
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index 000000000..03348fd70
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diff --git a/lib/icu4j-70.1.jar b/lib/icu4j-70.1.jar
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index 000000000..9f0747378
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diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt
index 57fe40d1e..f6aea9b5f 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.OrthographicCamera
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Pixmap
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.FrameBuffer
+import com.ibm.icu.text.Normalizer2
 import com.jme3.math.FastMath
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gamecontroller.*
@@ -433,9 +434,11 @@ class UIItemTextLineInput(
     }
 
     private fun textbufToString(): String {
-        return textbuf.toJavaString()
+        return textbuf.toJavaString().toUnicodeNFC()
     }
 
+    private fun String.toUnicodeNFC() = Normalizer2.getNFCInstance().normalize(this)
+
     private fun moveCursorToEnd(stride: Int) {
         try {
             cursorX += stride
diff --git a/terrarum.terrarum.iml b/terrarum.terrarum.iml
index 53e6f65b1..a89b041ee 100644
--- a/terrarum.terrarum.iml
+++ b/terrarum.terrarum.iml
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="library" name="gdx-platform-1.10.0-natives-desktop" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="graalvm-js-21.1.0 and graalvm-js-scriptengine-21.1.0" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="jetbrains.kotlinx.coroutines.core" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="ibm.icu.icu4j" level="project" />
   </component>
 </module>
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