diff --git a/demos/01-font.c b/demos/01-font.c
index c21bb1b..d70cba9 100644
--- a/demos/01-font.c
+++ b/demos/01-font.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ int main() {
     #define FONT_JAPANESE  FONT_FACE4
     #define FONT_MONOSPACE FONT_FACE5
 
+    #define FONT_WHITE     FONT_COLOR1
     #define FONT_GRAY      FONT_COLOR2
     #define FONT_ORANGE    FONT_COLOR3
     #define FONT_LIME      FONT_COLOR4
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ int main() {
         {
             vec2 pos = vec2(1990,820);
             ddraw_push_2d();
-            char *txt = FONT_RIGHT FONT_BOTTOM "This is the first line.\nAnd now the second line.\n \nYou can do a third great line, too!\n";
+            char *txt = FONT_RIGHT FONT_BOTTOM FONT_WHITE "This is the first line.\n" FONT_LIME "And now the second line.\n" FONT_WHITE "You can do a third great line, too!\n";
             font_goto(pos.x, pos.y);
             vec2 size=font_rect(txt);
             font_metrics_t m=font_metrics(txt);
diff --git a/engine/joint/v4k.h b/engine/joint/v4k.h
index 5c46322..b54ef1a 100644
--- a/engine/joint/v4k.h
+++ b/engine/joint/v4k.h
@@ -363957,16 +363957,18 @@ vec2 font_print_rect(const char *text, vec4 rect) {
     if (num_newlines > 1) {
         vec2 text_dims = font_rect(text);
         char tags[4] = {0};
-        for (int i = 0, t = 0, end = strlen(text); i < end; ++i) {
-            char ch = text[i];
+        int t=0;
+        while (*text) {
+            char ch = *text;
 
             if( (ch >= 1 && ch <= 6) ||
                 (ch >= 0x1a && ch <= 0x1f) ||
                 (ch >= 0x10 && ch <= 0x19)) {
                 tags[t++] = ch;
-                ++text;
             }
-            
+            else break;
+            ++text;
+
             if (t == 3) break;
         }
         array(char *) lines = strsplit(text, "\n");
diff --git a/engine/split/v4k_font.c b/engine/split/v4k_font.c
index 66eec2e..dab347a 100644
--- a/engine/split/v4k_font.c
+++ b/engine/split/v4k_font.c
@@ -2399,16 +2399,18 @@ vec2 font_print_rect(const char *text, vec4 rect) {
     if (num_newlines > 1) {
         vec2 text_dims = font_rect(text);
         char tags[4] = {0};
-        for (int i = 0, t = 0, end = strlen(text); i < end; ++i) {
-            char ch = text[i];
+        int t=0;
+        while (*text) {
+            char ch = *text;
 
             if( (ch >= 1 && ch <= 6) ||
                 (ch >= 0x1a && ch <= 0x1f) ||
                 (ch >= 0x10 && ch <= 0x19)) {
                 tags[t++] = ch;
-                ++text;
             }
-            
+            else break;
+            ++text;
+
             if (t == 3) break;
         }
         array(char *) lines = strsplit(text, "\n");
diff --git a/engine/v4k.c b/engine/v4k.c
index efc6c0f..dd68e72 100644
--- a/engine/v4k.c
+++ b/engine/v4k.c
@@ -11097,16 +11097,18 @@ vec2 font_print_rect(const char *text, vec4 rect) {
     if (num_newlines > 1) {
         vec2 text_dims = font_rect(text);
         char tags[4] = {0};
-        for (int i = 0, t = 0, end = strlen(text); i < end; ++i) {
-            char ch = text[i];
+        int t=0;
+        while (*text) {
+            char ch = *text;
 
             if( (ch >= 1 && ch <= 6) ||
                 (ch >= 0x1a && ch <= 0x1f) ||
                 (ch >= 0x10 && ch <= 0x19)) {
                 tags[t++] = ch;
-                ++text;
             }
-            
+            else break;
+            ++text;
+
             if (t == 3) break;
         }
         array(char *) lines = strsplit(text, "\n");