diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index 16b8d4bc5..ae21e77d3 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ void HU_LoadGraphics(void)
 	HU_LoadFontCharacters(&ntb_font,  "NTFNT");
 	HU_LoadFontCharacters(&nto_font,  "NTFNO");
 
-	// Set kerning, space width & line spacing for each font
-	HU_SetFontProperties(&hu_font, 0, 4, 12);
-	HU_SetFontProperties(&tny_font, 0, 2, 12);
-	HU_SetFontProperties(&cred_font, 0, 16, 16);
-	HU_SetFontProperties(&lt_font, 0, 16, 20);
-	HU_SetFontProperties(&ntb_font, 2, 4, 21);
-	HU_SetFontProperties(&nto_font, 0, 4, 21);
+	// For each font, set kerning, space width, character width and line spacing
+	HU_SetFontProperties(&hu_font,   0,  4,  8, 12);
+	HU_SetFontProperties(&tny_font,  0,  2,  4, 12);
+	HU_SetFontProperties(&cred_font, 0, 16, 16, 16);
+	HU_SetFontProperties(&lt_font,   0, 16, 20, 20);
+	HU_SetFontProperties(&ntb_font,  2,  4, 20, 21);
+	HU_SetFontProperties(&nto_font,  0,  4, 20, 21);
 
 	//cache numbers too!
 	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
@@ -279,10 +279,11 @@ void HU_LoadFontCharacters(fontdef_t *font, const char *prefix)
 		}
 }
 
-void HU_SetFontProperties(fontdef_t *font, INT32 kerning, UINT32 spacewidth, UINT32 linespacing)
+void HU_SetFontProperties(fontdef_t *font, INT32 kerning, UINT32 spacewidth, UINT32 charwidth, UINT32 linespacing)
 {
 	font->kerning = kerning;
 	font->spacewidth = spacewidth;
+	font->charwidth = charwidth;
 	font->linespacing = linespacing;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.h b/src/hu_stuff.h
index 94bc3e95e..393a66032 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.h
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef struct
 	patch_t *chars[FONTSIZE];
 	INT32 kerning;
 	UINT32 spacewidth;
+	UINT32 charwidth;
 	UINT32 linespacing;
 } fontdef_t;
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ void HU_Init(void);
 
 void HU_LoadGraphics(void);
 void HU_LoadFontCharacters(fontdef_t *font, const char *prefix);
-void HU_SetFontProperties(fontdef_t *font, INT32 kerning, UINT32 spacewidth, UINT32 linespacing);
+void HU_SetFontProperties(fontdef_t *font, INT32 kerning, UINT32 spacewidth, UINT32 charwidth, UINT32 linespacing);
 
 // reset heads up when consoleplayer respawns.
 void HU_Start(void);
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index bff407dc3..b299784d3 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -1961,10 +1961,10 @@ char *V_FontWordWrap(INT32 x, INT32 w, INT32 option, fixed_t scale, const char *
 	switch (option & V_SPACINGMASK)
 	{
 		case V_MONOSPACE:
-			spacewidth = font.spacewidth*2;
+			spacewidth = font.charwidth;
 			/* FALLTHRU */
 		case V_OLDSPACING:
-			charwidth = font.spacewidth*2;
+			charwidth = font.charwidth;
 			break;
 		case V_6WIDTHSPACE:
 			spacewidth = 6;
@@ -2057,10 +2057,10 @@ void V_DrawFontStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, fixed_t pscale,
 	switch (option & V_SPACINGMASK) // TODO: 2.3: drop support for these crusty flags
 	{
 		case V_MONOSPACE:
-			spacewidth = font.spacewidth*2;
+			spacewidth = font.charwidth;
 			/* FALLTHRU */
 		case V_OLDSPACING:
-			charwidth = font.spacewidth*2;
+			charwidth = font.charwidth;
 			break;
 		case V_6WIDTHSPACE:
 			spacewidth = 6;
@@ -2432,10 +2432,10 @@ INT32 V_FontStringWidth(const char *string, INT32 option, fontdef_t font)
 	switch (option & V_SPACINGMASK)
 	{
 		case V_MONOSPACE:
-			spacewidth = font.spacewidth*2;
+			spacewidth = font.charwidth;
 			/* FALLTHRU */
 		case V_OLDSPACING:
-			charwidth = font.spacewidth*2;
+			charwidth = font.charwidth;
 			break;
 		case V_6WIDTHSPACE:
 			spacewidth = 6;