diff --git a/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java b/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java
index 43470ff3c..6f24a84c6 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ public class PSurfaceFX implements PSurface {
     }
 
     if (ch.length() < 1) return PConstants.CODED;
+    if (ch.startsWith("\r")) return '\n'; // normalize enter key
     return ch.charAt(0);
   }
 }
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