local utf8 = require 'utf8'

  elseif chord == 'backspace' then
    if #lines > 1 and lines[#lines] == '' then
      table.remove(lines)
    else
      local byteoffset = utf8.offset(lines[#lines], -1)
      if byteoffset then
        lines[#lines] = string.sub(lines[#lines], 1, byteoffset-1)
      end
    end