diff --git a/mods/unsplash.go b/mods/unsplash.go
index 1ba99ca..d2436e6 100644
--- a/mods/unsplash.go
+++ b/mods/unsplash.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ func initunsplash() {
 }
 
 func stripUnreadable(r rune) rune {
+	if r == '\n' || r == '\t' {
+		return ' '
+	}
 	if r < 32 || r >= 0x1f000 {
 		return -1
 	}