diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opennars/gui/input/KeyboardInputPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/opennars/gui/input/KeyboardInputPanel.java
index 830aa3b721af4c24c04b6927d7afeaf327312419..f822e5c238e06aa8a9e0782e70bf19181c395f95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opennars/gui/input/KeyboardInputPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opennars/gui/input/KeyboardInputPanel.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class KeyboardInputPanel extends NPanel implements KeyListener, FocusList
     }
 
     public void onCharTyped(char c, float priority, float freq, float conf) {        
-        String charTerm = "\"" + Texts.escapeLiteral(Character.toString(c)) + "\"";
+        String charTerm = "\"" + Character.toString(c) + "\"";
         nar.addInput("$" + n2(priority) + "$ < {" + charTerm + "} --> kb>. :|: %" + n2(freq) + ";" + n2(conf) + "%" );        
         nar.addInput("<(&/, <" + charTerm + " --> kb>, ?dt) =/> <?next --> kb>>?");
     }