diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 24c4af2..face84f 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ nnoremap <leader>ç :set guifont=Inconsolata\ 11<CR>
 cnoremap %% <C-R>=expand('%:h').'/'<cr>
 map <leader>p :CtrlP %%<cr>
 
+" use shift-space as escape
+inoremap <S-Space> <Esc>
 
 set list
 " print tabs with a special character (add ",eol:·" for end of lines)
diff --git a/xkb_symbols_fr b/xkb_symbols_fr
index 2405b91..b9cb4cc 100644
--- a/xkb_symbols_fr
+++ b/xkb_symbols_fr
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ xkb_symbols "bepo" {
     key <AB09> { [               h,            H,         dagger,   doubledagger ] }; // h H † ‡
     key <AB10> { [               f,            F,    dead_ogonek,    ordfeminine ] }; // f F ̨ ª
 
-    key <SPCE> { [           space, nobreakspace,     underscore,          U202F ] }; //  (espace) ␣ (espace insécable) _ (espace insécable fin)
+    key <SPCE> { [           space, nobreakspace,     underscore,   nobreakspace ] }; //  (espace) ␣ (espace insécable) _ (espace insécable fin)
 };
 
 partial alphanumeric_keys