diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 921c32c8b..af9895c35 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
@@ -1043,12 +1043,16 @@ extension Ghostty {
             }
 
             // If this event as-is would result in a key binding then we send it.
-            if let surface,
-               ghostty_surface_key_is_binding(
-                  surface,
-                  event.ghosttyKeyEvent(GHOSTTY_ACTION_PRESS)) {
-                self.keyDown(with: event)
-                return true
+            if let surface {
+                var ghosttyEvent = event.ghosttyKeyEvent(GHOSTTY_ACTION_PRESS)
+                let match = (event.characters ?? "").withCString { ptr in
+                    ghosttyEvent.text = ptr
+                    return ghostty_surface_key_is_binding(surface, ghosttyEvent)
+                }
+                if match {
+                    self.keyDown(with: event)
+                    return true
+                }
             }
 
             let equivalent: String
diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index a71c180ff..138cd4839 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -1761,6 +1761,8 @@ pub fn keyEventIsBinding(
     // sequences) or the root set.
     const set = self.keyboard.bindings orelse &self.config.keybind.set;
 
+    // log.warn("text keyEventIsBinding event={} match={}", .{ event, set.getEvent(event) != null });
+
     // If we have a keybinding for this event then we return true.
     return set.getEvent(event) != null;
 }
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 251dca147..0ec61d4c5 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -4410,23 +4410,23 @@ pub const Keybinds = struct {
         // set the expected keybind for the menu.
         try self.set.put(
             alloc,
-            .{ .key = .{ .unicode = '+' }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
+            .{ .key = .{ .physical = .equal }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
             .{ .increase_font_size = 1 },
         );
         try self.set.put(
             alloc,
-            .{ .key = .{ .physical = .equal }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
+            .{ .key = .{ .unicode = '+' }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
             .{ .increase_font_size = 1 },
         );
 
         try self.set.put(
             alloc,
-            .{ .key = .{ .physical = .minus }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
+            .{ .key = .{ .unicode = '-' }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
             .{ .decrease_font_size = 1 },
         );
         try self.set.put(
             alloc,
-            .{ .key = .{ .physical = .digit_0 }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
+            .{ .key = .{ .unicode = '0' }, .mods = inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{}) },
             .{ .reset_font_size = {} },
         );