diff --git a/bin/segment2.c b/bin/segment2.c
index 7592a7a5..de8ae9fd 100644
--- a/bin/segment2.c
+++ b/bin/segment2.c
@@ -3591,14 +3591,73 @@ ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_93[] = {
 #include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_93.ia4.inc.c"
 };
 
+// spanish
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_sa[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_sa.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_se[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_se.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_si[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_si.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_so[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_so.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_su[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_su.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_su2[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_su2.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
 ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_sn[] = {
 #include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_sn.ia4.inc.c"
 };
 
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_sca[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_sca.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_sce[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_sce.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_sci[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_sci.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_sco[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_sco.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_scu[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_scu.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_scu2[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_scu2.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
 ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_scn[] = {
 #include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_scn.ia4.inc.c"
 };
 
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_sex[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_sex.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_font_normal_char_squ[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_font_normal_char_squ.ia4.inc.c"
+};
+
+
 const u8* const font_normal_chars[] = {
     texture_font_char_us_exclamation,        // !
     texture_font_char_us_double_quote_open,  // "
@@ -3695,8 +3754,24 @@ const u8* const font_normal_chars[] = {
     texture_font_normal_char_93,             // }
     texture_font_char_us_tilde,              // ~
     texture_font_char_us_star_filled,        // DEL
+
+    texture_font_normal_char_sa,             // á
+    texture_font_normal_char_se,             // é
+    texture_font_normal_char_si,             // í
+    texture_font_normal_char_so,             // ó
+    texture_font_normal_char_su,             // ú
+    texture_font_normal_char_su2,            // ü
     texture_font_normal_char_sn,             // ñ
+    texture_font_normal_char_sca,            // Á
+    texture_font_normal_char_sce,            // É
+    texture_font_normal_char_sci,            // Í
+    texture_font_normal_char_sco,            // Ó
+    texture_font_normal_char_scu,            // Ú
+    texture_font_normal_char_scu2,           // Ü
     texture_font_normal_char_scn,            // Ñ
+    texture_font_normal_char_sex,            // ¡
+    texture_font_normal_char_squ,            // ¿
+
 };
 
 const f32 font_normal_widths[] = {
@@ -3714,8 +3789,13 @@ const f32 font_normal_widths[] = {
     0.3750f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3750f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3750f, 0.3125f, 0.2500f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.1875f, 0.4375f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3750f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.4375f, 0.4375f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f,
 /*        {        |        }        ~      DEL        */
     0.3125f, 0.2500f, 0.3125f, 0.5000f, 0.5000f,
-/*        ñ        Ñ        */
-    0.3125f, 0.5000f,
+
+/*        á        é        í        ó        ú        ü        ñ       */
+    0.3750f, 0.3125f, 0.2500f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f, 0.3125f,
+/*        Á        É        Í        Ó        Ú        Ü        Ñ       */
+    0.3750f, 0.3750f, 0.3125f, 0.3750f, 0.3750f, 0.3750f, 0.5000f,
+/*        ¡        ¿        */
+    0.3125f, 0.4375f,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c
index a11d6d30..68353e88 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c
@@ -1,6 +1,66 @@
 #include "djui.h"
 #include "game/segment2.h"
 
+struct SmCodeGlyph {
+    s8 unicode1;
+    s8 unicode2;
+    u8 smcode;
+};
+
+struct SmCodeGlyph sSmCodeGlyphs[] = {
+    { -61, -95,  128 }, // á
+    { -61, -87,  129 }, // é
+    { -61, -83,  130 }, // í
+    { -61, -77,  131 }, // ó
+    { -61, -70,  132 }, // ú
+    { -61, -68,  133 }, // ü
+    { -61, -79,  134 }, // ñ
+    { -61, -127, 135 }, // Á
+    { -61, -119, 136 }, // É
+    { -61, -115, 137 }, // Í
+    { -61, -109, 138 }, // Ó
+    { -61, -102, 139 }, // Ú
+    { -61, -100, 140 }, // Ü
+    { -61, -111, 141 }, // Ñ
+    { -62, -95,  142 }, // ¡
+    { -62, -65,  143 }, // ¿
+};
+
+void djui_font_convert_to_smcode(char* text) {
+    size_t glyphCount = sizeof(sSmCodeGlyphs) / sizeof(sSmCodeGlyphs[0]);
+
+    char* t = text;
+    while (*t != '\0') {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < glyphCount; i++) {
+            struct SmCodeGlyph* glyph = &sSmCodeGlyphs[i];
+            if (t[0] == glyph->unicode1 && t[1] == glyph->unicode2) {
+                // consume down to one character
+                char* t2 = t;
+                while (*t2 != '\0') { t2[0] = t2[1]; t2++; }
+                // replace
+                t[0] = (s8)glyph->smcode;
+            }
+        }
+        t++;
+    }
+}
+
+bool djui_font_valid_smcode(char c) {
+    if (c >= '!' && c <= '~') {
+        return true;
+    } else if (c == ' ') {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    size_t glyphCount = sizeof(sSmCodeGlyphs) / sizeof(sSmCodeGlyphs[0]);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < glyphCount; i++) {
+        struct SmCodeGlyph* glyph = &sSmCodeGlyphs[i];
+        if ((u8)c == glyph->smcode) { return true; }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
   ///////////////////////////////////
  // font 0 (built-in normal font) //
 ///////////////////////////////////
@@ -35,7 +95,8 @@ const Gfx dl_font_normal_display_list[] = {
 static void djui_font_normal_render_char(char c) {
     extern const u8* const font_normal_chars[];
     // replace undisplayable characters
-    if ((u8)c < ' ' || (u8)c > ('~' + 3)) { c = '?'; }
+    //if ((u8)c < ' ' || (u8)c > ('~' + 3)) { c = '?'; }
+    if (!djui_font_valid_smcode(c)) { c = '?'; }
     if (c == ' ') { return; }
     void* fontChar = (void*)font_normal_chars[(u8)c - '!'];
     if (fontChar == NULL) { fontChar = (void*)font_normal_chars[94]; }
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_font.h b/src/pc/djui/djui_font.h
index 685a6729..2531789d 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_font.h
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_font.h
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "djui.h"
 
-#define SPANISH_UNICODE_START -61
-#define SPANISH_UNICODE_LOWER_N -79   // ñ
-#define SPANISH_UNICODE_UPPER_N -111  // Ñ
-#define SPANISH_SMCODE_LOWER_N ((s8)('~' + 2))
-#define SPANISH_SMCODE_UPPER_N ((s8)('~' + 3))
-
 struct DjuiFont {
     f32 charWidth;
     f32 charHeight;
@@ -19,4 +13,7 @@ struct DjuiFont {
     f32 (*char_width)(char);
 };
 
-extern const struct DjuiFont* gDjuiFonts[];
\ No newline at end of file
+extern const struct DjuiFont* gDjuiFonts[];
+
+void djui_font_convert_to_smcode(char* text);
+bool djui_font_valid_smcode(char c);
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
index 3f960769..c2cbd8b7 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
@@ -291,55 +291,19 @@ static void djui_inputbox_on_focus_end(UNUSED struct DjuiBase* base) {
     wm_api->stop_text_input();
 }
 
-#define SPANISH_UNICODE_START -61
-#define SPANISH_UNICODE_LOWER_N -79   // ñ
-#define SPANISH_UNICODE_UPPER_N -111  // Ñ
-#define SPANISH_SMCODE_LOWER_N ((s8)('~' + 2))
-#define SPANISH_SMCODE_UPPER_N ((s8)('~' + 3))
-
 static void djui_inputbox_on_text_input(struct DjuiBase *base, char* text) {
     struct DjuiInputbox *inputbox = (struct DjuiInputbox *) base;
     char* msg = inputbox->buffer;
     int msgLen = strlen(msg);
     int textLen = strlen(text);
 
-    // special case ñ and Ñ
-    char* tinput = text;
-    while (*tinput != '\0') {
-        if (tinput[0] == SPANISH_UNICODE_START) {
-            if ((tinput[1] == SPANISH_UNICODE_LOWER_N || tinput[1] == SPANISH_UNICODE_UPPER_N)) {
-                // consume SPANISH_UNICODE_START
-                char* t2 = tinput;
-                while (*t2 != '\0') {
-                    t2[0] = t2[1];
-                    t2++;
-                }
-
-                // translate
-                if (tinput[0] == SPANISH_UNICODE_LOWER_N) {
-                    tinput[0] = SPANISH_SMCODE_LOWER_N;
-                } else if (tinput[0] == SPANISH_UNICODE_UPPER_N) {
-                    tinput[0] = SPANISH_SMCODE_UPPER_N;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        tinput++;
-    }
+    djui_font_convert_to_smcode(text);
 
     // make sure we're not just printing garbage characters
     bool containsValidAscii = false;
-    tinput = text;
+    char* tinput = text;
     while (*tinput != '\0') {
-        if (*tinput >= '!' && *tinput <= '~') {
-            containsValidAscii = true;
-            break;
-        } else if (*tinput == ' ') {
-            containsValidAscii = true;
-            break;
-        } else if (*tinput == SPANISH_SMCODE_LOWER_N) {
-            containsValidAscii = true;
-            break;
-        } else if (*tinput == SPANISH_SMCODE_UPPER_N) {
+        if (djui_font_valid_smcode(*tinput)) {
             containsValidAscii = true;
             break;
         }
@@ -367,9 +331,7 @@ static void djui_inputbox_on_text_input(struct DjuiBase *base, char* text) {
     while (*t != '\0') {
         if (*t == '\n') { *t = ' '; }
         else if (*t == '\r') { *t = ' '; }
-        else if (*t == ' ') { ; }
-        else if (*t == SPANISH_SMCODE_LOWER_N) { ; }
-        else if (*t == SPANISH_SMCODE_UPPER_N) { ; }
+        else if (djui_font_valid_smcode(*t)) { ; }
         else if (*t < '!' || *t > '~') { *t = '?'; }
         t++;
     }
diff --git a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c
index 42eaa64a..a75b9b18 100644
--- a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c
+++ b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void gfx_sdl_reset_dimension_and_pos(void) {
 
 static void gfx_sdl_init(const char *window_title) {
     SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+    SDL_StartTextInput();
 
     SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DEPTH_SIZE, 24);
     SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1);
@@ -163,7 +164,6 @@ static void gfx_sdl_onkeyup(int scancode) {
 }
 
 static void gfx_sdl_handle_events(void) {
-    SDL_StartTextInput();
     SDL_Event event;
     while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
         switch (event.type) {
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