diff --git a/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.toml.tmpl b/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.toml.tmpl
index f112135..46ed6b5 100644
--- a/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.toml.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.toml.tmpl
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ dynamic_title = true
 [window.class]
 general = "Alacritty"
 instance = "Alacritty"
+
+[selection]
+semantic_escape_chars = ",│`|\"' ()[]{}<>\t"