diff --git a/tal-lib/font.tal b/tal-lib/font.tal
index 103b2ce..0857bd6 100644
--- a/tal-lib/font.tal
+++ b/tal-lib/font.tal
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ BRK
 ( sprite and text drawing routines )
 
 ( subtract #20 from the ASCII code and get the absolute offset from the nanofont label )
-%CHAR-TO-NF { #20 SUB BTS ;nanofont ADD2 }
+%CHAR-TO-NF { #20 SUB BTS #10 SFT2 ;nanofont ADD2 }
 
 ( 4x1 scanline output from the nibble )
 ( x y nibble -- x y )