1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 5d4054f..1414f98 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ tputc(Rune u)
         Glyph *gp;
 
         control = ISCONTROL(u);
-        if (!IS_SET(MODE_UTF8 | MODE_SIXEL)) {
+        if (u < 127 || !IS_SET(MODE_UTF8 | MODE_SIXEL)) {
                 c[0] = u;
                 width = len = 1;
         } else {