diff --git a/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish b/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
index 6463ff3e9..844376637 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function fish_vi_key_bindings --description 'vi-like key bindings for fish'
     bind -s --preset K 'man (commandline -t) 2>/dev/null; or echo -n \a'
 
     bind -s --preset yy kill-whole-line yank
-    for seq in '",*,y,y' '",*,Y' '"+,y,y' '",+,Y'
+    for seq in '",*,y,y' '",*,Y' '",+,y,y' '",+,Y'
         bind -s --preset $seq fish_clipboard_copy
     end
     bind -s --preset Y kill-whole-line yank
diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index bdd413dc6..5359e24e9 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_keys(value: &wstr) -> Result<Vec<Key>, WString> {
                     _ if modifier == "shift" => modifiers.shift = true,
                     _ => {
                         return Err(wgettext_fmt!(
-                            "unknown modififer '%s' in '%s'",
+                            "unknown modifier '%s' in '%s'",
                             modifier,
                             full_key_name
                         ))
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ fn ctrl_to_symbol(buf: &mut WString, c: char) {
 /// Return true if the character must be escaped when used in the sequence of chars to be bound in
 /// a `bind` command.
 fn must_escape(c: char) -> bool {
-    "[]()<>{}*\\?$#;&|'\"".contains(c)
+    "~[]()<>{}*\\?$#;&|'\"".contains(c)
 }
 
 fn ascii_printable_to_symbol(buf: &mut WString, c: char) {
diff --git a/tests/checks/bind.fish b/tests/checks/bind.fish
index 129bbd52f..2b5c35bc6 100644
--- a/tests/checks/bind.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/bind.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
 #RUN: %fish %s | %filter-ctrlseqs
+#REQUIRES: command -v diff
+
+set -l fish (status fish-path)
+
+set -l tmpdir (mktemp -d)
+for bindings in true fish_default_key_bindings fish_vi_key_bindings
+    $fish -c "
+        $bindings
+        bind > $tmpdir/old
+        bind --erase --all --preset
+        bind --erase --all
+        source $tmpdir/old
+        bind >$tmpdir/new
+        diff -u $tmpdir/{old,new}
+    "
+end
+echo >&2 bind output evaluation works
+# CHECKERR: bind output evaluation works
+
 # Test various `bind` command invocations. This is meant to verify that
 # invalid flags, mode names, etc. are caught as well as to verify that valid
 # ones are allowed.