diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 333db14..dab4beb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ impl<'a> Toipe {
                 Key::Ctrl('r') => {
                     return Ok(TestStatus::Restart);
                 }
-                Key::Ctrl('w') => {
+                Key::Ctrl('w') | Key::Ctrl('h') => {
+                    // delete space if it is a last char
+                    if matches!(input.last(), Some(' ') | None) {
+                        self.delete_last_char(&mut input, &original_text)?;
+                    }
                     // delete last word
                     while !matches!(input.last(), Some(' ') | None) {
-                        if input.pop().is_some() {
-                            self.tui.replace_text(
-                                Text::from(original_text[input.len()]).with_faint(),
-                            )?;
-                        }
+                        self.delete_last_char(&mut input, &original_text)?;
                     }
                 }
                 Key::Char(c) => {
@@ -283,6 +283,18 @@ impl<'a> Toipe {
         Ok((to_restart, results))
     }
 
+    fn delete_last_char(
+        &mut self,
+        input: &mut Vec<char>,
+        original_text: &[char],
+    ) -> Result<(), ToipeError> {
+        if input.pop().is_some() {
+            self.tui
+                .replace_text(Text::from(original_text[input.len()]).with_faint())?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn display_results(
         &mut self,
         results: ToipeResults,