diff --git a/static/js/interactive-tutorial.js b/static/js/interactive-tutorial.js
index 2cb7a546b1..e46288a856 100644
--- a/static/js/interactive-tutorial.js
+++ b/static/js/interactive-tutorial.js
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ function tl(key) {
  *                  and with most non-alphanumeric characters removed.
  */
 function idify(s) {
-  s = s.replace(/[^\p{Alphabetic}\p{Mark}\p{Decimal_Number}\p{Connector_Punctuation}\p{Join_Control}]/gu, '').trim().toLowerCase()
-  s = s.replace(/[\s-]+/gu, '-')
+ // s = s.replace(/[^\p{Alphabetic}\p{Mark}\p{Decimal_Number}\p{Connector_Punctuation}\p{Join_Control}]/gu, '').trim().toLowerCase()
+ s = s.replace(/([^\w]|[\s-]/gu, '').trim().toLowerCase() 
+ s = s.replace(/[\s-]+/gu, '-')
   if (!s) {
     s = "_";
   }