diff --git a/internal/console/console.go b/internal/console/console.go
index 47a8a8d..ba2e86c 100644
--- a/internal/console/console.go
+++ b/internal/console/console.go
@@ -189,13 +189,15 @@ func RunConsole(appInst *apppkg.App) error {
 					break
 				}
 				escBuf = append(escBuf, nb)
-				if nb >= 0x40 && nb <= 0x7e {
+				// 2-byte non-CSI: ESC + letter (not [)
+				if len(escBuf) == 2 && escBuf[1] != '[' {
 					if flushESC(escBuf) {
 						return nil
 					}
 					break
 				}
-				if len(escBuf) == 2 && escBuf[1] != '[' {
+				// CSI terminator: final byte of ESC [ ... <char> sequence
+				if len(escBuf) > 2 && escBuf[1] == '[' && nb >= 0x40 && nb <= 0x7e {
 					if flushESC(escBuf) {
 						return nil
 					}
diff --git a/internal/tui/hotkeys.go b/internal/tui/hotkeys.go
index ef24c5d..c4038bb 100644
--- a/internal/tui/hotkeys.go
+++ b/internal/tui/hotkeys.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tui
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
@@ -146,3 +147,35 @@ func completionBase(line string) string {
 	}
 	return line[:i+1]
 }
+
+func parseCSIuBytes(b []byte) (string, bool) {
+	s := string(b)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "\x1b[") || !strings.HasSuffix(s, "u") {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	inner := s[2 : len(s)-1]
+	parts := strings.SplitN(inner, ";", 2)
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	cp, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
+	if err != nil || cp < 'a' || cp > 'z' {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	mod, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	var seq []string
+	if mod&4 != 0 {
+		seq = append(seq, "ctrl")
+	}
+	if mod&2 != 0 {
+		seq = append(seq, "alt")
+	}
+	if mod&1 != 0 {
+		seq = append(seq, "shift")
+	}
+	seq = append(seq, string(rune(cp)))
+	return strings.Join(seq, "+"), true
+}