diff --git a/src/cg/textEditor.cg b/src/cg/textEditor.cg
index f60e4b6..6c221cc 100644
--- a/src/cg/textEditor.cg
+++ b/src/cg/textEditor.cg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @textEditor
 
 _ = "TODO
-# r to repalce
+# R to replace instead of insert
 # s to seek
 # w / b bug, can't select `textEditor` at start of line
 # smart case searching
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@ textEditor = name \
 
     { state = state.{ lines = newLines, cursorCol = state.cursorCol + 1 }, emit = [] };
 
+  replaceChar = char state \
+    newLines = updateAt state.cursorRow (line \
+      newLine = deleteCharAt line state.cursorCol;
+      insertCharAt newLine state.cursorCol char
+    ) state.lines;
+
+    stateSnapshot = { lines = state.lines, cursorRow = state.cursorRow, cursorCol = state.cursorCol };
+    newUndoStack = [stateSnapshot, ...state.undoStack];
+
+    { state = state.{ lines = newLines, mode = Normal, undoStack = newUndoStack }, emit = [] };
+
   insertMode = state \
     stateSnapshot = { lines = state.lines, cursorRow = state.cursorRow, cursorCol = state.cursorCol };
     newUndoStack = [stateSnapshot, ...state.undoStack];
@@ -424,6 +435,9 @@ textEditor = name \
             | Key { key = "Enter" } \ enter state
             | Key { key = k, printable = True } \ insertChar k state
             | _ \ { state = state , emit = [] })
+          | ReplaceChar \ (event
+            | Key { key = k, printable = True } \ replaceChar k state
+            | _ \ { state = state.{ mode = Normal }, emit = [] })
           | Normal \ (event
             | Scrolled delta \ (
               maxLineLen = fold (acc line \ max acc (len line)) 0 state.lines;
@@ -450,6 +464,7 @@ textEditor = name \
             | Key { key = "u", ctrl = True } \ scrollHalfUp state ctx
             | Key { key = "u" } \ undo state
             | Key { key = "r", ctrl = True } \ redo state
+            | Key { key = "r" } \ { state = state.{ mode = ReplaceChar }, emit = [] }
             | Key { key = "x" } \ applyOperator Delete Cursor state
             | Key { key = "d" } \ (state.pending
               | Some Delete \ applyOperator Delete WholeLine state