diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c
index e25397a966..d618821038 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ _edje_key_down_cb(void *data, Evas *e __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__, v
                   _sel_clear(en->cursor, rp->object, en);
                   info->change.insert.pos =
                      evas_textblock_cursor_pos_get(en->cursor);
-                  info->change.insert.content = eina_stringshare_add("<\t>");
+                  info->change.insert.content = eina_stringshare_add("<\t/>");
                   //yy
 //                  evas_textblock_cursor_format_prepend(en->cursor, "\t");
                   _text_filter_format_prepend(en, en->cursor, "\t");
@@ -1432,14 +1432,14 @@ _edje_key_down_cb(void *data, Evas *e __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__, v
                   //yy
 //                  evas_textblock_cursor_format_prepend(en->cursor, "\n");
                   _text_filter_format_prepend(en, en->cursor, "\n");
-                  info->change.insert.content = eina_stringshare_add("<\n>");
+                  info->change.insert.content = eina_stringshare_add("<\n/>");
                }
              else
                {
                   //yy
 //                  evas_textblock_cursor_format_prepend(en->cursor, "ps");
                   _text_filter_format_prepend(en, en->cursor, "ps");
-                  info->change.insert.content = eina_stringshare_add("<ps>");
+                  info->change.insert.content = eina_stringshare_add("<ps/>");
                }
              _anchors_get(en->cursor, rp->object, en);
              _edje_emit(ed, "entry,changed", rp->part->name);