diff --git a/src/core/button.rs b/src/core/button.rs
index a759ec1..dfac21e 100644
--- a/src/core/button.rs
+++ b/src/core/button.rs
@@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ impl<D: Display, K: Keyboard> Button<D, K> {
 
     fn update_pressed_part(press: &mut Press, key: &Key, angle: usize)
     {
-        if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][0]].sym() != Keysym::NoSymbol {
+        if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][0]].pressable() {
             press.part = ANGLE_PARTS[angle][0];
-        } else if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][1]].sym() != Keysym::NoSymbol {
+        } else if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][1]].pressable() {
             press.part = ANGLE_PARTS[angle][1];
-        } else if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][2]].sym() != Keysym::NoSymbol {
+        } else if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][2]].pressable() {
             press.part = ANGLE_PARTS[angle][2];
-        } else if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][3]].sym() != Keysym::NoSymbol {
+        } else if key.parts[ANGLE_PARTS[angle][3]].pressable() {
             press.part = ANGLE_PARTS[angle][3];
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/layout.rs b/src/core/layout.rs
index 5f50d50..2bb7e31 100644
--- a/src/core/layout.rs
+++ b/src/core/layout.rs
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ impl Part {
         self.key_avail = self.val.0 != Keysym::NoSymbol && key_supp;
     }
 
+    pub fn pressable(&self) -> bool
+    {
+        self.text_avail || self.key_avail
+    }
+
     pub fn modifier_id(&self) -> usize
     {
         match self.val.0 {