diff --git a/kitty/keys.py b/kitty/keys.py
index ad2144a68..88fae002b 100644
--- a/kitty/keys.py
+++ b/kitty/keys.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ UN_SHIFTED_PRINTABLE.update(pmap(
 ))
 UN_SHIFTED_PRINTABLE.update(pmap(
     'LEFT_BRACKET BACKSLASH RIGHT_BRACKET GRAVE_ACCENT UNDERSCORE',
-    "[\\]^`_"
+    "[\\]`_"
 ))
 SHIFTED_PRINTABLE = UN_SHIFTED_PRINTABLE.copy()
 SHIFTED_PRINTABLE.update({