diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Stories/StoryApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Stories/StoryApiV1Controller.php
index 2658e060b..eeb8771a1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Stories/StoryApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Stories/StoryApiV1Controller.php
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ class StoryApiV1Controller extends Controller
 
                         switch ($type) {
                             case 'text':
-                                if (! preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s,\.]*$/', $content)) {
+                                if (! preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s\p{P}\p{S}]*$/u', $content)) {
                                     throw ValidationException::withMessages([
-                                        "overlays.{$index}.content" => 'Text overlays can only contain letters, numbers, spaces, commas, and dots.',
+                                        "overlays.{$index}.content" => 'Text overlays contain unsupported characters.',
                                     ]);
                                 }
                                 break;