diff --git a/src/cg/01-stdlib.cg b/src/cg/01-stdlib.cg
index b05de06..0686984 100644
--- a/src/cg/01-stdlib.cg
+++ b/src/cg/01-stdlib.cg
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ insertCharAt = text pos char \
   after = slice text pos (len text);
   before & char & after;
 
+deleteCharAt = text pos \
+  before = slice text 0 pos;
+  after = slice text (pos + 1) (len text);
+  before & after;
+
 # updateAt
 updateAt = i f list \ mapWithIndex (x j \
   (i == j | True \ f x | False \ x)
diff --git a/src/cg/06-textEditor.cg b/src/cg/06-textEditor.cg
index ae12a39..da95b59 100644
--- a/src/cg/06-textEditor.cg
+++ b/src/cg/06-textEditor.cg
@@ -93,9 +93,16 @@ textEditor = name \
     to = motion
       | Word \ nextWordStart state.lines from.row from.col
       | BackWord \ prevWordStart state.lines from.row from.col
-      | WholeLine \ from;
+      | WholeLine \ from
+      | Cursor \ from;
     { from = from, to = to };
 
+  deleteChar = state \
+    line = nth state.cursorRow state.lines ~ unwrapOr [];
+    newLine = deleteCharAt line state.cursorCol;
+    newLines = updateAt state.cursorRow (_ \ newLine) state.lines;
+    { state = state.{ lines = newLines, emit = [] } };
+
   deleteLine = state \
     newLines = [...(take (state.cursorRow) state.lines), ...(drop (state.cursorRow + 1) state.lines)];
     { state = state.{ lines = newLines, emit = [] } };
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ textEditor = name \
     newState = operator
       | Delete \ (motion
         | WholeLine \ deleteLine state
+        | Cursor \ deleteChar state
         | _ \ { state = deleteRange state target.from target.to, emit = [] });
     { state = clampCursor newState.state.{ undoStack = [stateSnapshot, ...state.undoStack], pending = None, lastAction = Some action }, emit = newState.emit };
 
@@ -311,6 +319,7 @@ textEditor = name \
             | Key { key = "u", ctrl = True } \ scrollHalfUp state ctx
             | Key { key = "u" } \ undo state
             | Key { key = "r", ctrl = True } \ redo state
+            | Key { key = "x" } \ applyOperator Delete Cursor state
             | Key { key = "d" } \ (state.pending
               | Some Delete \ applyOperator Delete WholeLine state
               | _ \ { state = state.{ pending = Some Delete }, emit = [] })