diff --git a/edit/tty/event.go b/edit/tty/event.go
index ecc9f6b1..99f96090 100644
--- a/edit/tty/event.go
+++ b/edit/tty/event.go
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ type Event interface {
 // KeyEvent represents a key press.
 type KeyEvent ui.Key
 
+// K constructs a new KeyEvent.
+func K(r rune, mods ...ui.Mod) KeyEvent {
+	return KeyEvent(ui.K(r, mods...))
+}
+
 // MouseEvent represents a mouse event (either pressing or releasing).
 type MouseEvent struct {
 	Pos
diff --git a/newedit/listing/listing_test.go b/newedit/listing/listing_test.go
index cdf56d36..361679ee 100644
--- a/newedit/listing/listing_test.go
+++ b/newedit/listing/listing_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestModeRenderFlag(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHandleEvent_CallsKeyHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	m := Mode{}
-	key := ui.Key{'a', 0}
+	key := ui.K('a')
 	var calledKey ui.Key
 	m.Start(StartConfig{KeyHandler: func(k ui.Key) types.HandlerAction {
 		calledKey = k
@@ -78,47 +78,47 @@ func TestHandleEvent_DefaultBinding(t *testing.T) {
 	st := types.State{}
 	st.SetMode(&m)
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{ui.Down, 0}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K(ui.Down), &st)
 	if m.state.selected != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("Down did not move selection down")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{ui.Up, 0}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K(ui.Up), &st)
 	if m.state.selected != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Up did not move selection up")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{ui.Up, 0}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K(ui.Up), &st)
 	if m.state.selected != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Up did not stop at first item")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{ui.Tab, ui.Shift}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K(ui.Tab, ui.Shift), &st)
 	if m.state.selected != 9 {
 		t.Errorf("Shift-Tab did not wrap to last item")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{ui.Tab, 0}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K(ui.Tab), &st)
 	if m.state.selected != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Tab did not wrap to first item")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{ui.Tab, 0}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K(ui.Tab), &st)
 	if m.state.selected != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("Tab did not move selection down")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{ui.Tab, ui.Shift}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K(ui.Tab, ui.Shift), &st)
 	if m.state.selected != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Shift-Tab did not move selection up")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{'F', ui.Ctrl}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K('F', ui.Ctrl), &st)
 	if !m.state.filtering {
 		t.Errorf("Ctrl-F does not enable filtering")
 	}
 
-	m.HandleEvent(tty.KeyEvent{'[', ui.Ctrl}, &st)
+	m.HandleEvent(tty.K('[', ui.Ctrl), &st)
 	if st.Mode() != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Ctrl-[ did not set mode to nil")
 	}