diff --git a/menu/Menu.gd b/menu/Menu.gd
index 999c1eb..7c0c03d 100644
--- a/menu/Menu.gd
+++ b/menu/Menu.gd
@@ -3,14 +3,31 @@ extends Control
 signal play_pressed()
 
 
+var username_regex
+
+
+var username: String:
+	get:
+		return Singletons.username
+	set(value):
+		value = value.strip_escapes()
+		value = value.to_lower()
+		value = username_regex.sub(value, "-", true)
+		Singletons.username = value
+		var caret = $Content/Inputs/NameInput.caret_column
+		$Content/Inputs/NameInput.text = value
+		$Content/Inputs/NameInput.caret_column = caret
+		%PlayButton.disabled = len(value) <= 0
+
+
 func play():
 	print("Player ", Singletons.username, " started playing!")
 	emit_signal("play_pressed")
 
 
-func _on_name_input_text_changed():
-	Singletons.username = $Content/Inputs/NameInput.text
-	%PlayButton.disabled = false
+func _on_name_input_text_changed(new_text):
+	if username != $Content/Inputs/NameInput.text:
+		username = $Content/Inputs/NameInput.text
 
 
 func _on_fetched_scores():
@@ -19,5 +36,7 @@ func _on_fetched_scores():
 
 
 func _ready():
+	username_regex = RegEx.new()
+	username_regex.compile("[^a-z0-9]")
 	$"/root/BaseScene/ScoreboardContainer".connect("fetched_scores", _on_fetched_scores)
 	$"/root/BaseScene/ScoreboardContainer".fetch_scores(false)
diff --git a/menu/Menu.tscn b/menu/Menu.tscn
index fc9c59e..afda128 100644
--- a/menu/Menu.tscn
+++ b/menu/Menu.tscn
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_horizontal = 4
 size_flags_vertical = 6
 
-[node name="NameInput" type="TextEdit" parent="Content/Inputs"]
+[node name="NameInput" type="LineEdit" parent="Content/Inputs"]
 custom_minimum_size = Vector2(140, 28)
 layout_mode = 1
 anchors_preset = 15
diff --git a/menu/menu_theme.tres b/menu/menu_theme.tres
index 957e457..155baa1 100644
--- a/menu/menu_theme.tres
+++ b/menu/menu_theme.tres
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_resource type="Theme" load_steps=11 format=3 uid="uid://c5a1nyqumj46j"]
+[gd_resource type="Theme" load_steps=13 format=3 uid="uid://c5a1nyqumj46j"]
 
 [ext_resource type="FontFile" uid="uid://dvfq5l72ynw4s" path="res://assets/pixel_operator.ttf" id="1_tst0x"]
 
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ corner_detail = 2
 shadow_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)
 anti_aliasing = false
 
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxEmpty" id="StyleBoxEmpty_06vbp"]
+
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxFlat" id="StyleBoxFlat_0e8xu"]
+bg_color = Color(0.156863, 0.207843, 0.25098, 1)
+border_width_left = 2
+border_width_top = 2
+border_width_right = 2
+border_width_bottom = 2
+border_color = Color(0.388235, 0.670588, 0.247059, 1)
+corner_radius_top_left = 2
+corner_radius_top_right = 2
+corner_radius_bottom_right = 2
+corner_radius_bottom_left = 2
+anti_aliasing = false
+
 [sub_resource type="StyleBoxEmpty" id="StyleBoxEmpty_20p1w"]
 
 [sub_resource type="StyleBoxFlat" id="StyleBoxFlat_jo6pk"]
@@ -88,6 +103,10 @@ Label/colors/font_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)
 Label/constants/line_spacing = 2
 Label/font_sizes/font_size = 16
 Label/fonts/font = ExtResource("1_tst0x")
+LineEdit/font_sizes/font_size = 16
+LineEdit/fonts/font = ExtResource("1_tst0x")
+LineEdit/styles/focus = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_06vbp")
+LineEdit/styles/normal = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_0e8xu")
 TextEdit/font_sizes/font_size = 16
 TextEdit/fonts/font = ExtResource("1_tst0x")
 TextEdit/styles/focus = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_20p1w")