diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8640f79..09c966e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Implement the auto capitalization. [(#56)](https://github.com/pythonbrad/clafrica/pull/56)
 
 ### Fixed
+- Allowed whitespaces usage. [(#63)](https://github.com/pythonbrad/clafrica/pull/63)
 - Improve the pause/resume way via double pressing of CTRL key. [(#54)](https://github.com/pythonbrad/clafrica/pull/54)
 - Drop function key F1-12 which was reserved for special purposes. [(#62)](https://github.com/pythonbrad/clafrica/pull/62)
 
diff --git a/clafrica/data/test.toml b/clafrica/data/test.toml
index 379894d..8af94eb 100644
--- a/clafrica/data/test.toml
+++ b/clafrica/data/test.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ cc       =   { value = "ç", alias = ["ccced"]}
 uu       =   "ʉ"
 uu3      =   "ʉ̄"
 uuaf3    =   "ʉ̄ɑ̄"
+"a\t"    =   "ɑ"
diff --git a/clafrica/src/lib.rs b/clafrica/src/lib.rs
index b05db18..91ed3ff 100644
--- a/clafrica/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clafrica/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ pub fn run(config: config::Config, mut frontend: impl Frontend) -> Result<(), io
     for event in rx.iter() {
         let character = event.name.and_then(|s| s.chars().next());
         let is_valid = character
-            .map(|c| c.is_alphanumeric() || c.is_ascii_punctuation())
-            .unwrap_or_default();
+            .map(|c| c.is_alphanumeric() || c.is_ascii_punctuation() || c.is_whitespace())
+            .unwrap_or(false);
 
         match event.event_type {
             EventType::KeyPress(E_Key::Backspace) => {
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ mod tests {
         input!(CapsLock Num5 CapsLock KeyU, typing_speed_ms);
         output!(textfield, format!("{LIMIT}αÛû"));
 
+        // We verify that the usage of white works as expected
+        input!(KeyA Tab, typing_speed_ms);
+        output!(textfield, format!("{LIMIT}αÛûɑ"));
+
         rstk::end_wish();
     }
 }