diff --git a/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/components/Input.svelte b/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/components/Input.svelte
index 76bd48fb..c48dc2e4 100644
--- a/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/components/Input.svelte
+++ b/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/components/Input.svelte
@@ -112,21 +112,13 @@
 	}, 300);
 
 	const onValueChange = (value: string) => {
-		const isMobile = /iPhone|iPad|iPod|Android/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
-
-		if (isMobile) {
-			// On mobile, highlight immediately as using the debounced version
-			// causes issues with the keyboard and focus.
-			highlight(value);
-		} else {
-			if (highlightElem) {
-				speculativeHighlightUpdate(highlightElem, prevValue, value);
-				requestAnimationFrame(resize);
-			}
-
-			debouncedHighlight(value);
+		if (highlightElem) {
+			speculativeHighlightUpdate(highlightElem, prevValue, value);
+			requestAnimationFrame(resize);
 		}
 
+		debouncedHighlight(value);
+
 		highlightNestedLanguages(value);
 	};
 
diff --git a/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/speculative.ts b/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/speculative.ts
index 251303d4..67f3097d 100644
--- a/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/speculative.ts
+++ b/packages/carta-md/src/lib/internal/speculative.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ export function speculativeHighlightUpdate(container: HTMLDivElement, from: stri
 		advance(change.value.length);
 	};
 	const addedCallback = (change: Change) => {
-		const node = textNodes[currentNodeIdx] ?? createTemporaryNode(container);
+		const node = textNodes.at(currentNodeIdx) ?? createTemporaryNode(container);
+		if (!node) return; // Could not create a temporary node
 
 		const text = node.textContent ?? '';
 		const pre = text.slice(0, currentNodeCharIdx);
@@ -54,40 +55,26 @@ export function speculativeHighlightUpdate(container: HTMLDivElement, from: stri
 		advance(change.value.length);
 	};
 	const removedCallback = (change: Change) => {
-		// Use the Selection object to delete removed text
-		const startNodeIdx = currentNodeIdx;
-		const startNodeCharIdx = currentNodeCharIdx;
-		advance(change.value.length);
-		const endNodeIdx = currentNodeIdx;
-		let endNodeCharIdx = currentNodeCharIdx;
-
-		const startNode = textNodes[startNodeIdx];
-		let endNode = textNodes[endNodeIdx];
-
-		if (!endNode) {
-			// Remove everything
-			endNode = textNodes.at(-1)!;
-			endNodeCharIdx = endNode.textContent?.length ?? 0;
-		}
-
-		const range = new Range();
-		range.setStart(startNode, startNodeCharIdx);
-		range.setEnd(endNode, endNodeCharIdx);
+		let charsToRemove = change.value.length;
 
-		const selection = window.getSelection();
-		if (!selection) return;
+		while (charsToRemove > 0) {
+			const node = textNodes.at(currentNodeIdx);
+			if (!node) return; // Could not find a node
 
-		const initialRanges = new Array(selection.rangeCount).map((_, i) => selection.getRangeAt(i));
-		selection.removeAllRanges();
+			const text = node.textContent ?? '';
+			const availableNodeChars = text.length - currentNodeCharIdx;
 
-		selection.addRange(range);
-		selection.deleteFromDocument();
+			const stepsTaken = Math.min(availableNodeChars, charsToRemove);
 
-		initialRanges.forEach(selection.addRange);
+			node.textContent =
+				text.slice(0, currentNodeCharIdx) + text.slice(currentNodeCharIdx + stepsTaken);
 
-		// Go back to start
-		currentNodeIdx = startNodeIdx;
-		currentNodeCharIdx = startNodeCharIdx;
+			charsToRemove -= stepsTaken;
+			if (stepsTaken == availableNodeChars) {
+				currentNodeIdx++;
+				currentNodeCharIdx = 0;
+			}
+		}
 	};
 
 	for (const change of diff) {