diff --git a/cpp/src/monoformat_parseonly.cpp b/cpp/src/monoformat_parseonly.cpp
index 7e72b3b..10e6652 100644
--- a/cpp/src/monoformat_parseonly.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/monoformat_parseonly.cpp
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ std::expected<void, ParseError> handleClippedText(std::span<std::byte const>& bu
 
     ClippedImage target{screen, *x, *y, *width, *height};
     auto renderer = FontRenderer{fontData}.withIgnoreUnknownChars(true);
-    renderer.render(text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+    renderer.render(text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
 
     return {};
 }
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ std::expected<void, ParseError> handleHScrollText(std::span<std::byte const>& bu
     }
     ClippedImage target{screen, *x, *y, *width, *height};
     auto renderer = FontRenderer{fontData}.withIgnoreUnknownChars(true);
-    auto dimensions = renderer.getRenderedDimensions(text, {0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)});
+    auto dimensions = renderer.getRenderedDimensions(text, {0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)});
     if (!dimensions || !dimensions->boundingBox) {
         return {};
     }
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ std::expected<void, ParseError> handleHScrollText(std::span<std::byte const>& bu
 
     if (!padBefore && !padAfter && contentWidth < *width) {
         std::uint16_t offset = invert ? (*width - contentWidth) : 0;
-        renderer.render(text, Point{offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+        renderer.render(text, Point{offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ std::expected<void, ParseError> handleHScrollText(std::span<std::byte const>& bu
         }
         partOffset += *width;
     }
-    renderer.render(text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+    renderer.render(text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
     partOffset += contentWidth;
     if (padAfter) {
         if (bgColor) {
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ std::expected<void, ParseError> handleHScrollText(std::span<std::byte const>& bu
             }
             partOffset += *width;
         }
-        renderer.render(text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+        renderer.render(text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
     }
 
     return {};
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ std::expected<void, ParseError> handleCurrentTime(std::span<std::byte const>& bu
         return {};
     }
 
-    renderer.render(text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+    renderer.render(text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
 
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/cpp/src/monoformat_structured.cpp b/cpp/src/monoformat_structured.cpp
index ac29a06..05e52a0 100644
--- a/cpp/src/monoformat_structured.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/monoformat_structured.cpp
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ void ClippedTextElement::drawTo(OneBitBufferInterface* imageBuffer, std::size_t
     bool fgColor = !m_textFlags.dark;
 
     auto renderer = FontRenderer{fontData}.withIgnoreUnknownChars(true);
-    renderer.render(m_text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+    renderer.render(m_text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
 }
 
 std::expected<std::unique_ptr<ClippedTextElement>, ParseError> ClippedTextElement::parse(std::span<std::byte const>& buffer, std::uint32_t formatVersion) {
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ void HScrollTextElement::drawTo(OneBitBufferInterface* imageBuffer, std::size_t
     }
 
     auto renderer = FontRenderer{fontData}.withIgnoreUnknownChars(true);
-    auto dimensions = renderer.getRenderedDimensions(m_text, {0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)});
+    auto dimensions = renderer.getRenderedDimensions(m_text, {0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)});
     if (!dimensions || !dimensions->boundingBox) {
         return;
     }
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ void HScrollTextElement::drawTo(OneBitBufferInterface* imageBuffer, std::size_t
 
     if (!padBefore && !padAfter && contentWidth < m_width) {
         std::uint16_t offset = invert ? (m_width - contentWidth) : 0;
-        renderer.render(m_text, Point{offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+        renderer.render(m_text, Point{offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ void HScrollTextElement::drawTo(OneBitBufferInterface* imageBuffer, std::size_t
         }
         partOffset += m_width;
     }
-    renderer.render(m_text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+    renderer.render(m_text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
     partOffset += contentWidth;
     if (padAfter) {
         if (bgColor) {
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ void HScrollTextElement::drawTo(OneBitBufferInterface* imageBuffer, std::size_t
             }
             partOffset += m_width;
         }
-        renderer.render(m_text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+        renderer.render(m_text, Point{partOffset - offset, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ void CurrentTimeElement::drawTo(OneBitBufferInterface* imageBuffer, std::size_t
         return;
     }
 
-    renderer.render(text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 1)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
+    renderer.render(text, Point{0, static_cast<std::int32_t>(renderer.lineHeight() - 2)}, target, fgColor, bgColor);
 }
 
 std::expected<std::unique_ptr<CurrentTimeElement>, ParseError> CurrentTimeElement::parse(std::span<std::byte const>& buffer, std::uint32_t formatVersion) {