diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/Key.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/Key.java
index 087cca130..5368ede70 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/Key.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/Key.java
@@ -524,6 +524,13 @@ public class Key implements Comparable<Key> {
         return (mActionFlags & ACTION_FLAGS_NO_KEY_PREVIEW) != 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  altCodeWhileTyping is a weird thing.
+     *  When user pressed a typing key less than ignoreAltCodeKeyTimeout (config_ignore_alt_code_key_timeout / 350 ms) ago,
+     *  this code will be used instead. There is no documentation, but it appears the purpose is to avoid unintentional layout switches.
+     *  Assuming this is true, the key still is used now if pressed near the center, where we assume it's less likely to be accidental.
+     *  See PointerTracker.isClearlyInsideKey
+     */
     public final boolean altCodeWhileTyping() {
         return (mActionFlags & ACTION_FLAGS_ALT_CODE_WHILE_TYPING) != 0;
     }
@@ -1165,7 +1172,7 @@ public class Key implements Comparable<Key> {
             mActionFlags = actionFlags;
 
             final int altCodeInAttr; // settings and language switch keys have alt code space, all others nothing
-            if (mCode == KeyCode.SETTINGS || mCode == KeyCode.LANGUAGE_SWITCH)
+            if (mCode == KeyCode.SETTINGS || mCode == KeyCode.LANGUAGE_SWITCH || mCode == KeyCode.EMOJI || mCode == KeyCode.CLIPBOARD)
                 altCodeInAttr = Constants.CODE_SPACE;
             else
                 altCodeInAttr = KeyCode.NOT_SPECIFIED;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/PointerTracker.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
index 4b35442e2..b08220422 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element,
     private void callListenerOnCodeInput(final Key key, final int primaryCode, final int x,
             final int y, final long eventTime, final boolean isKeyRepeat) {
         final boolean ignoreModifierKey = mIsInDraggingFinger && key.isModifier();
-        final boolean altersCode = key.altCodeWhileTyping() && sTimerProxy.isTypingState();
+        final boolean altersCode = key.altCodeWhileTyping() && sTimerProxy.isTypingState() && !isClearlyInsideKey(key, x, y);
         final int code = altersCode ? key.getAltCode() : primaryCode;
         if (DEBUG_LISTENER) {
             final String output = code == KeyCode.MULTIPLE_CODE_POINTS
@@ -1186,6 +1186,12 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element,
         return longpressTimeout;
     }
 
+    private boolean isClearlyInsideKey(final Key key, final int x, final int y) {
+        // less than 15% of width from edge
+        return x > key.getX() + key.getWidth() * 0.15 && x < key.getX() + key.getWidth() * 0.85
+                && y > key.getY() + key.getHeight() * 0.15 && y < key.getY() + key.getHeight() * 0.85;
+    }
+
     private void detectAndSendKey(final Key key, final int x, final int y, final long eventTime) {
         if (key == null) {
             callListenerOnCancelInput();