diff --git a/src/include/keyboard.h b/src/include/keyboard.h
index 814c361..e015c99 100644
--- a/src/include/keyboard.h
+++ b/src/include/keyboard.h
@@ -2,6 +2,42 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#define K_ESC '\x1b'
+#define K_LSHIFT '\x0e'
+#define K_RSHIFT '\x0f'
+#define K_LCTRL '\x11'
+#define K_RCTRL '\x12'
+#define K_LALT '\x13'
+#define K_NSTAR '\x01'
+#define K_NPLUS '\x02'
+#define K_NMINUS '\x03'
+#define K_NDOT '\x04'
+#define K_CAPS '\x05'
+#define K_SCROLL '\x06'
+#define K_NUM '\x07'
+#define K_N0 '\xb0'
+#define K_N1 '\xb1'
+#define K_N2 '\xb2'
+#define K_N3 '\xb3'
+#define K_N4 '\xb4'
+#define K_N5 '\xb5'
+#define K_N6 '\xb6'
+#define K_N7 '\xb7'
+#define K_N8 '\xb8'
+#define K_N9 '\xb9'
+#define K_F1 '\xba'
+#define K_F2 '\xbb'
+#define K_F3 '\xbc'
+#define K_F4 '\xbd'
+#define K_F5 '\xbe'
+#define K_F6 '\xbf'
+#define K_F7 '\xc0'
+#define K_F8 '\xc1'
+#define K_F9 '\xc2'
+#define K_F10 '\xc3'
+#define K_F11 '\xc4'
+#define K_F12 '\xc5'
+
 namespace nov
 {
 namespace keyboard
@@ -69,6 +105,7 @@ void keyboardInterruptCallback();
 void assignPS2KeyboardController(PS2KeyboardController* controller);
 
 KeyState decodeScancode(uint8_t scancode, ScancodeSet scs);
+bool isAlphaNumeric(char c);
 
 #define PS2_DATA_PORT 0x60
 
diff --git a/src/include/scancodes.h b/src/include/scancodes.h
index fa85a01..f2dbfc1 100644
--- a/src/include/scancodes.h
+++ b/src/include/scancodes.h
@@ -1,42 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-
-#define K_ESC '\x1b'
-#define K_LSHIFT '\x0e'
-#define K_RSHIFT '\x0f'
-#define K_LCTRL '\x11'
-#define K_RCTRL '\x12'
-#define K_LALT '\x13'
-#define K_NSTAR '\x01'
-#define K_NPLUS '\x02'
-#define K_NMINUS '\x03'
-#define K_NDOT '\x04'
-#define K_CAPS '\x05'
-#define K_SCROLL '\x06'
-#define K_NUM '\x07'
-#define K_N0 '\xb0'
-#define K_N1 '\xb1'
-#define K_N2 '\xb2'
-#define K_N3 '\xb3'
-#define K_N4 '\xb4'
-#define K_N5 '\xb5'
-#define K_N6 '\xb6'
-#define K_N7 '\xb7'
-#define K_N8 '\xb8'
-#define K_N9 '\xb9'
-#define K_F1 '\xba'
-#define K_F2 '\xbb'
-#define K_F3 '\xbc'
-#define K_F4 '\xbd'
-#define K_F5 '\xbe'
-#define K_F6 '\xbf'
-#define K_F7 '\xc0'
-#define K_F8 '\xc1'
-#define K_F9 '\xc2'
-#define K_F10 '\xc3'
-#define K_F11 '\xc4'
-#define K_F12 '\xc5'
+#include <keyboard.h>
 
 static const char scan_code_set_1_char[256]
 {
diff --git a/src/include/string.h b/src/include/string.h
index 12661c3..82254a8 100644
--- a/src/include/string.h
+++ b/src/include/string.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class String
 
     void resize(uint32_t new_capacity);
     void clear();
+    void pop(uint32_t num = 1);
 
     const char* constStr() const;
 
diff --git a/src/kernel_main.cpp b/src/kernel_main.cpp
index 0abc205..dd55639 100644
--- a/src/kernel_main.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel_main.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ extern "C" void main(boot::OSHintTable* os_hint_table)
             keyboard::KeyState state = keyboard::decodeScancode(kb_byte, keyboard::ScancodeSet::SET_1);
             if (state.is_down)
             {
-                text_panel->text.append(state.key);
-                com_1 << "keyboard byte: " << (char)state.key << endl;
+                if (keyboard::isAlphaNumeric(state.key) || state.key == '\n')
+                    text_panel->text.append(state.key);
+                if (state.key == '\b')
+                    text_panel->text.pop();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/keyboard.cpp b/src/keyboard.cpp
index d15f6b0..30fd4b1 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/keyboard.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ KeyState decodeScancode(uint8_t scancode, ScancodeSet scs)
     return state;
 }
 
+bool isAlphaNumeric(char c)
+{
+    if (c < ' ') return false;
+    if (c > '~') return false;
+    return true;
+}
+
 void PS2KeyboardController::queueInByte(uint8_t byte)
 {
     if (in_queue_end == in_queue_start - 1)
diff --git a/src/string.cpp b/src/string.cpp
index 18ec0d6..8534a1d 100644
--- a/src/string.cpp
+++ b/src/string.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ void String::clear()
     backing.clear();
 }
 
+void String::pop(uint32_t num)
+{
+    if (!num) return;
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < num; i++) backing.pop();
+}
+
 uint32_t String::getLength() const
 {
     return backing.getLength();