diff --git a/4ed_translation.cpp b/4ed_translation.cpp
index 97a15980..11aa4251 100644
--- a/4ed_translation.cpp
+++ b/4ed_translation.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ translating_select_emit_rule_with_font(System_Functions *system, Render_Font *fo
     if (desc.prelim_emit_type == BufferModelUnit_Codepoint){
         u32 cp = utf8_to_u32_length_unchecked(tran->fill_buffer, &type_out->codepoint_length);
         if (type_out->codepoint_length != 0){
-            if ((cp >= nonchar_min && cp <= nonchar_max) || ((cp & 0xFFFF) >= 0xFE)){
+            if ((cp >= nonchar_min && cp <= nonchar_max) || ((cp & 0xFFFF) >= 0xFFFE)){
                 type_out->emit_type = BufferModelUnit_Numbers;
             }
             else{