From 02149769ec61d485ddc0bf4f07e98f0ec700420f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashley Wulber <ashley@system76.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:55:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: winit does not consider space a named key anymore to
 comply with spec

---
 core/src/keyboard/key.rs                      | 2 --
 winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/keymap.rs | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/src/keyboard/key.rs b/core/src/keyboard/key.rs
index 37a91597..7be037d1 100644
--- a/core/src/keyboard/key.rs
+++ b/core/src/keyboard/key.rs
@@ -991,8 +991,6 @@ pub enum Code {
     ShiftLeft,
     /// <kbd>Shift</kbd> or <kbd>⇧</kbd>
     ShiftRight,
-    /// <kbd> </kbd> (space)
-    Space,
     /// <kbd>Tab</kbd> or <kbd>⇥</kbd>
     Tab,
     /// Japanese: <kbd>変</kbd> (henkan)
diff --git a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/keymap.rs b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/keymap.rs
index ea4ea977..ed7ad070 100644
--- a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/keymap.rs
+++ b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/keymap.rs
@@ -682,7 +682,9 @@ pub fn keysym_to_key(keysym: u32) -> Key {
         keysyms::_3270_PrintScreen => Named::PrintScreen,
         keysyms::_3270_Enter => Named::Enter,
 
-        keysyms::space => Named::Space,
+        keysyms::space => {
+            return Key::Character(" ".into());
+        }
         // exclam..Sinh_kunddaliya
 
         // XFree86
@@ -1069,6 +1071,7 @@ pub fn key_to_keysym(
                 (Some('*'), Location::Numpad) => keysyms::KP_Multiply,
                 (Some('/'), Location::Numpad) => keysyms::KP_Divide,
                 (Some('='), Location::Numpad) => keysyms::KP_Equal,
+                (Some(' '), _) => keysyms::space,
 
                 (Some(c), _) => unsafe {
                     let keysym =