diff --git a/TFT_eSPI.cpp b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
index a06e2fc..5a98bf3 100644
--- a/TFT_eSPI.cpp
+++ b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
@@ -2352,6 +2352,7 @@ int16_t TFT_eSPI::textWidth(const char *string, uint8_t font)
       str_width += pgm_read_byte( widthtable + uniCode); // Normally we need to subtract 32 from uniCode
       else str_width += pgm_read_byte( widthtable + 32); // Set illegal character = space width
     }
+    if ((font == 2) && (str_width > 0)) str_width--;
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index 9d4c622..4bbe7e7 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "TFT_eSPI",
-  "version": "1.4.12",
+  "version": "1.4.13",
   "keywords": "tft, ePaper, display, ESP8266, NodeMCU, ESP32, M5Stack, ILI9341, ST7735, ILI9163, S6D02A1, ILI9486, ST7789, RM68140",
   "description": "A TFT and ePaper SPI graphics library for ESP8266 and ESP32",
   "repository":
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 5006ec8..0bb271d 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=TFT_eSPI
-version=1.4.12
+version=1.4.13
 author=Bodmer
 maintainer=Bodmer
 sentence=A fast TFT graphics library for ESP8266 and ESP32 processors for the Arduino IDE