diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index ac14cc1..7ce3210 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func isWordBoundary(str []rune, idx int) bool {
 }
 
 func isNormalChar(c rune) bool {
-	specialChars := []rune(`?*\^${}()+|[].~`)
+	specialChars := []rune(`?*\^${}()+|[].~<>`)
 	specialChars = append(specialChars, LBRACKET, RBRACKET)
 	return !slices.Contains(specialChars, c)
 }