diff --git a/django_ckeditor_5/package-lock.json b/django_ckeditor_5/package-lock.json
index 48a3c74..867ea7d 100644
--- a/django_ckeditor_5/package-lock.json
+++ b/django_ckeditor_5/package-lock.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-paste-from-office": "^41.3.1",
         "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-remove-format": "^41.3.1",
         "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-source-editing": "^41.3.1",
+        "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters": "^41.3.1",
         "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-style": "^41.3.1",
         "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-table": "^41.3.1",
         "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-theme-lark": "^41.3.1",
@@ -864,6 +865,14 @@
         "ckeditor5": "41.3.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters": {
+      "version": "41.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters/-/ckeditor5-special-characters-41.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rhknRzXTzq70IjN7KG+OghUNdIIUJbjDtEWw0+LKdTXx4epuAA7+SsGc/NTA+aQrtN2w08QT5zFVMkrAGzdhRA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ckeditor5": "41.3.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-style": {
       "version": "41.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-style/-/ckeditor5-style-41.3.1.tgz",
diff --git a/django_ckeditor_5/package.json b/django_ckeditor_5/package.json
index f464b90..5e2a0f1 100644
--- a/django_ckeditor_5/package.json
+++ b/django_ckeditor_5/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-paste-from-office": "^41.3.1",
     "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-remove-format": "^41.3.1",
     "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-source-editing": "^41.3.1",
+    "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters": "^41.3.1",
     "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-style": "^41.3.1",
     "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-table": "^41.3.1",
     "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-theme-lark": "^41.3.1",
diff --git a/django_ckeditor_5/static/django_ckeditor_5/src/ckeditor.js b/django_ckeditor_5/static/django_ckeditor_5/src/ckeditor.js
index 4a5bb1d..2c4603b 100644
--- a/django_ckeditor_5/static/django_ckeditor_5/src/ckeditor.js
+++ b/django_ckeditor_5/static/django_ckeditor_5/src/ckeditor.js
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ import { HorizontalLine } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-horizontal-line';
 import {LinkImage} from "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-link";
 import {HtmlEmbed} from "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-embed";
 import { FullPage } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-html-support';
+import { SpecialCharacters } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters';
+import { SpecialCharactersEssentials } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters';
 
 export default class ClassicEditor extends ClassicEditorBase {
 }
@@ -96,5 +98,7 @@ ClassicEditor.builtinPlugins = [
     HorizontalLine,
     LinkImage,
     HtmlEmbed,
-    FullPage
+    FullPage,
+    SpecialCharacters,
+    SpecialCharactersEssentials,
 ];
diff --git a/example/blog/blog/settings.py b/example/blog/blog/settings.py
index 81b143b..cadaae1 100644
--- a/example/blog/blog/settings.py
+++ b/example/blog/blog/settings.py
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
                 "insertTable",
                 "sourceEditing",
                 "style",
+                "specialCharacters",
             ],
             "shouldNotGroupWhenFull": True,
         },