diff --git a/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py b/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py
index 7fee96d4..f9601595 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def main():
     count = 256 * 1024**1
 
     # Characters to choose from
-    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTSTUVWXYZ0123456789 '
+    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTSTUVWXYZ0123456789 öäå 👨👩🧒'
 
     color_variants = ([ColorVariant.NONE] +
                       ([ColorVariant.REGULAR] if opts.colors_regular else []) +