diff --git a/src/gfx.c b/src/gfx.c
index 850f5fffff..ac7639a1a3 100644
--- a/src/gfx.c
+++ b/src/gfx.c
@@ -1343,9 +1343,8 @@ int gfx_get_string_width(char* buffer)
 			break;
 		case 0x17:
 			g1_element = &(RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_G1_ELEMENTS, rct_g1_element)[*curr_char&0x7FFFF]);
-			width = g1_element.width; //RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_G1_ELEMENTS + 4, uint16)[(*curr_char & 0x7FFFF) << 4];
+			width += g1_element.width; //RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_G1_ELEMENTS + 4, uint16)[(*curr_char & 0x7FFFF) << 4];
 			curr_char += 4;
-			*curr_char = 0;
 			break;
 		default:
 			if (*curr_char <= 0x10) {
@@ -1416,9 +1415,8 @@ int gfx_clip_string(char* buffer, int width)
 				*current_font_sprite_base = 0;
 				break;
 			case 0x17:
-				clipped_width = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_G1_ELEMENTS + 4, uint16)[(*curr_char & 0x7FFFF) << 4];
+				clipped_width += RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_G1_ELEMENTS + 4, uint16)[(*curr_char & 0x7FFFF) << 4];
 				curr_char += 4;
-				*curr_char = 0;
 				continue;
 			default:
 				if (*curr_char <= 0x10) {