diff --git a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
index 0c92ab0921a3f..328414763b1be 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
 
         "(" => rotate_selections_backward,
         ")" => rotate_selections_forward,
-        "A-(" => rotate_selection_contents_backward,
-        "A-)" => rotate_selection_contents_forward,
+        "A-(" | "A-S-9" => rotate_selection_contents_backward,
+        "A-)" | "A-S-0" => rotate_selection_contents_forward,
 
         "A-:" => ensure_selections_forward,
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
         "|" => shell_pipe,
         "A-|" => shell_pipe_to,
         "!" => shell_insert_output,
-        "A-!" => shell_append_output,
+        "A-!" | "A-S-1" => shell_append_output,
         "$" => shell_keep_pipe,
         "C-z" => suspend,
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 44cadc6bc2e95..9c7b65089911a 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -1641,11 +1641,11 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
 }
 
 fn canonicalize_key(key: &mut KeyEvent) {
-    if let KeyEvent {
-        code: KeyCode::Char(_),
-        modifiers: _,
-    } = key
-    {
-        key.modifiers.remove(KeyModifiers::SHIFT)
+    match key {
+        KeyEvent {
+            code: KeyCode::Char(char),
+            modifiers: _,
+        } if char.is_alphabetic() => key.modifiers.remove(KeyModifiers::SHIFT),
+        _ => (),
     }
 }