diff --git a/source/code/DialogBox.cpp b/source/code/DialogBox.cpp
index 8ef8556..b84974f 100644
--- a/source/code/DialogBox.cpp
+++ b/source/code/DialogBox.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ static bool insideRect (int x, int y, int height, int width) {
 // For use with the mouse/gamepad keyboard
 int keyboardRowLimit = 20;
 
-
 void DialogBox::Draw(SDL_Renderer* target) {
 	DrawBackground(globalData.screen);
 	this->x = globalData.xsize/2-300;
@@ -210,8 +209,20 @@ void DialogBox::ProcessInput(const SDL_Event& event, bool& processed) {
 			auto topx = globalData.xsize/2-400+(i%keyboardRowLimit)*40-5;
 			auto topy = globalData.ysize/2+150+(i/keyboardRowLimit)*40-5;
 			if (insideRect(topx, topy, 30, 30)) {
-				std::cout << f.GetText() << " pressed\n";
-				rk->putchar(f.GetText());
+				std::string insertChar = f.GetText();
+				std::cout << insertChar << " pressed\n";
+				if (insertChar == backspace) {
+					rk->emulateBackspace();
+				}
+				else if (insertChar == leftChar) {
+					rk->cursorLeft();
+				}
+				else if (insertChar == rightChar) {
+					rk->cursorRight();
+				}
+				else {
+					rk->putchar(f.GetText());
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/code/DialogBox.hpp b/source/code/DialogBox.hpp
index 2561541..7fcff21 100644
--- a/source/code/DialogBox.hpp
+++ b/source/code/DialogBox.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ private:
 	sago::SagoTextField cursorLabel;
 	std::string alphabet = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
 	                       "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
-	                       ".,:!?+_^@#%&=*";
+	                       ".,:!?+_^@#%&=*" "‹›«";
+	const std::string leftChar = "‹";
+	const std::string rightChar = "›";
+	const std::string backspace = "«";
 	std::vector<std::string> gamePadChars;
 	std::vector<sago::SagoTextField> gamePadCharFields;
 	int selectedChar = 0;
diff --git a/source/code/ReadKeyboard.cpp b/source/code/ReadKeyboard.cpp
index ee806f5..d88c529 100644
--- a/source/code/ReadKeyboard.cpp
+++ b/source/code/ReadKeyboard.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,30 @@ bool ReadKeyboard::ReadKey(const SDL_Event& key) {
 	return ReadKey(key.key.keysym.sym);
 }
 
+bool ReadKeyboard::cursorLeft() {
+	if (position>text_string.begin()) {
+		utf8::prior(position, text_string.begin());
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+bool ReadKeyboard::cursorRight() {
+	if (position<text_string.end()) {
+		utf8::next(position, text_string.end());
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool ReadKeyboard::emulateBackspace() {
+	if (position>text_string.begin()) {
+		utf8::prior(position, text_string.begin());
+		ReadKeyboard::removeChar();
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool ReadKeyboard::ReadKey(SDL_Keycode keyPressed) {
 	if (keyPressed == SDLK_DELETE) {
 		if ((text_string.length()>0)&& (position<text_string.end())) {
@@ -79,12 +103,7 @@ bool ReadKeyboard::ReadKey(SDL_Keycode keyPressed) {
 		return true;
 	}
 	if (keyPressed == SDLK_BACKSPACE) {
-		if (position>text_string.begin()) {
-			utf8::prior(position, text_string.begin());
-			ReadKeyboard::removeChar();
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
+		return emulateBackspace();
 	}
 	if (keyPressed == SDLK_HOME) {
 		position = text_string.begin();
@@ -94,12 +113,12 @@ bool ReadKeyboard::ReadKey(SDL_Keycode keyPressed) {
 		position=text_string.end();
 		return true;
 	}
-	if ((keyPressed == SDLK_LEFT) && (position>text_string.begin())) {
-		utf8::prior(position, text_string.begin());
+	if (keyPressed == SDLK_LEFT) {
+		cursorLeft();
 		return true;
 	}
-	if ((keyPressed == SDLK_RIGHT) && (position<text_string.end())) {
-		utf8::next(position, text_string.end());
+	if ((keyPressed == SDLK_RIGHT)) {
+		cursorRight();
 		return true;
 	}
 	return true;
diff --git a/source/code/ReadKeyboard.h b/source/code/ReadKeyboard.h
index 9705ea1..db8f508 100644
--- a/source/code/ReadKeyboard.h
+++ b/source/code/ReadKeyboard.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ public:
 	ReadKeyboard(const char*);
 	int CharsBeforeCursor(); //Where should the cursor be placed?
 	void putchar(const std::string& );
+	bool cursorLeft();
+	bool cursorRight();
+	bool emulateBackspace();
 	bool ReadKey(const SDL_Event&);
 	bool ReadKey(SDL_Keycode); //true if key accepted
 	const std::string& GetString(void) const;