diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index c219dfc42..80a9dedd7 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -712,10 +712,10 @@ class Reviewer:
             # get field and cloze position
             clozeIdx = self.card.ord + 1
             fld = fld.split(":")[1]
-        # loop through fields for a match
         if fld.startswith("nc:"):
             self._combining = False
             fld = fld.split(":")[1]
+        # loop through fields for a match
         for f in self.card.note_type()["flds"]:
             if f["name"] == fld:
                 self.typeCorrect = self.card.note()[f["name"]]
diff --git a/rslib/src/template_filters.rs b/rslib/src/template_filters.rs
index 23b66421d..13d092134 100644
--- a/rslib/src/template_filters.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/template_filters.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) fn apply_filters<'a>(
 ) -> (Cow<'a, str>, Vec<String>) {
     let mut text: Cow<str> = text.into();
 
-    // type:cloze is handled specially
+    // type:cloze & type:nc are handled specially
     let filters = if filters == ["cloze", "type"] {
         &["type-cloze"]
     } else if filters == ["nc", "type"] {
diff --git a/rslib/src/text.rs b/rslib/src/text.rs
index 9c8ddb349..e95dd266e 100644
--- a/rslib/src/text.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/text.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use regex::Regex;
 use unicase::eq as uni_eq;
 use unicode_normalization::char::is_combining_mark;
 use unicode_normalization::is_nfc;
-use unicode_normalization::is_nfkd;
 use unicode_normalization::is_nfkd_quick;
 use unicode_normalization::IsNormalized;
 use unicode_normalization::UnicodeNormalization;
@@ -399,13 +398,6 @@ pub(crate) fn ensure_string_in_nfc(s: &mut String) {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn normalize_to_nfkd(s: &str) -> Cow<str> {
-    match is_nfkd(s) {
-        false => s.chars().nfkd().collect::<String>().into(),
-        true => s.into(),
-    }
-}
-
 static EXTRA_NO_COMBINING_REPLACEMENTS: phf::Map<char, &str> = phf::phf_map! {
 '€'  =>  "E",
 'Æ'  =>  "AE",
diff --git a/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs b/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs
index 5277e88ff..b5abed6de 100644
--- a/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use regex::Regex;
 use unic_ucd_category::GeneralCategory;
 
 use crate::card_rendering::strip_av_tags;
-use crate::text::normalize_to_nfkd;
+use crate::text::normalize_to_nfc;
 use crate::text::strip_html;
 
 static LINEBREAKS: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| {
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ trait DiffTrait {
     fn get_expected_original(&self) -> Cow<str>;
 
     fn new(expected: &str, typed: &str) -> Self;
-    fn normalize_typed(typed: &str) -> Vec<char>;
 
     // Entry Point
     fn to_html(&self) -> String {
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ trait DiffTrait {
 
 // Utility Functions
 fn normalize(string: &str) -> Vec<char> {
-    normalize_to_nfkd(string).chars().collect()
+    normalize_to_nfc(string).chars().collect()
 }
 
 fn slice(chars: &[char], start: usize, end: usize) -> String {
@@ -166,13 +165,10 @@ impl DiffTrait for Diff {
 
     fn new(expected: &str, typed: &str) -> Self {
         Self {
-            typed: Self::normalize_typed(typed),
+            typed: normalize(typed),
             expected: normalize(expected),
         }
     }
-    fn normalize_typed(typed: &str) -> Vec<char> {
-        normalize(typed)
-    }
 
     fn render_expected_tokens(&self, tokens: &[DiffToken]) -> String {
         render_tokens(tokens)
@@ -199,9 +195,17 @@ impl DiffTrait for DiffNonCombining {
 
     fn new(expected: &str, typed: &str) -> Self {
         // filter out combining elements
-        let mut expected_stripped = String::new();
-        // tokenized into "char+combining" for final rendering
+        let mut typed_stripped: Vec<char> = Vec::new();
+        let mut expected_stripped: Vec<char> = Vec::new();
+        // also tokenize into "char+combining" for final rendering
         let mut expected_split: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+        for c in normalize(typed) {
+            if !unicode_normalization::char::is_combining_mark(c) {
+                typed_stripped.push(c);
+            }
+        }
+
         for c in normalize(expected) {
             if unicode_normalization::char::is_combining_mark(c) {
                 if let Some(last) = expected_split.last_mut() {
@@ -215,24 +219,17 @@ impl DiffTrait for DiffNonCombining {
 
         Self {
             base: Diff {
-                typed: Self::normalize_typed(typed),
-                expected: expected_stripped.chars().collect(),
+                typed: typed_stripped,
+                expected: expected_stripped,
             },
             expected_split,
             expected_original: expected.to_string(),
         }
     }
 
-    fn normalize_typed(typed: &str) -> Vec<char> {
-        normalize_to_nfkd(typed)
-            .chars()
-            .filter(|c| !unicode_normalization::char::is_combining_mark(*c))
-            .collect()
-    }
-
-    // Since the combining characters are still required learning content, use
+    // Combining characters are still required learning content, so use
     // expected_split to show them directly in the "expected" line, rather than
-    // having to otherwise e.g. include their field twice in the note template.
+    // having to otherwise e.g. include their field twice on the note template.
     fn render_expected_tokens(&self, tokens: &[DiffToken]) -> String {
         let mut idx = 0;
         tokens.iter().fold(String::new(), |mut acc, token| {
@@ -313,9 +310,7 @@ mod test {
             vec![
                 bad("y"),
                 good(" ahora q"),
-                missing("-"),
-                good("e"),
-                missing("-"),
+                bad("e"),
                 good(" vamos"),
                 missing("-"),
                 good("a hacer"),
@@ -327,9 +322,7 @@ mod test {
             vec![
                 missing("¿Y"),
                 good(" ahora q"),
-                missing("u"),
-                good("e"),
-                missing("́"),
+                missing("ué"),
                 good(" vamos"),
                 missing(" "),
                 good("a hacer"),
@@ -369,7 +362,7 @@ mod test {
         let ctx = Diff::new("쓰다듬다", "스다뜸다");
         assert_eq!(
             ctx.to_tokens().typed_tokens,
-            &[bad("ᄉ"), good("ᅳ다"), bad("ᄄ"), good("ᅳᆷ다"),]
+            &[bad("스"), good("다"), bad("뜸"), good("다"),]
         );
     }
 
@@ -419,4 +412,16 @@ mod test {
             "<code id=typeans><span class=typeBad>1</span><span class=typeGood>123</span><br><span id=typearrow>&darr;</span><br><span class=typeGood>123</span></code>"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn noncombining_comparison() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            compare_answer("שִׁנּוּן", "שנון", false),
+            "<code id=typeans><span class=typeGood>שִׁנּוּן</span></code>"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            compare_answer("חוֹף", "חופ", false),
+            "<code id=typeans><span class=typeGood>חו</span><span class=typeBad>פ</span><br><span id=typearrow>&darr;</span><br><span class=typeGood>חוֹ</span><span class=typeMissed>ף</span></code>"
+        );
+    }
 }