diff --git a/src/backends/sdl2_renderer.cpp b/src/backends/sdl2_renderer.cpp
index f56b579..3bd2800 100644
--- a/src/backends/sdl2_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/sdl2_renderer.cpp
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ ret_code Renderer::drawText(Context &ctx, const char *string, Font *font, const
         case Alignment::Left:
             Message_rect.x = r.top.x + margin;
             Message_rect.y = r.top.y + margin;
-            Message_rect.w = font->mSize;
-            Message_rect.h = font->mSize;
+            Message_rect.w = font->mSize*static_cast<int>(strlen(string));
+            Message_rect.h = font->mSize + margin*2;
             break;
         case Alignment::Center:
             Message_rect.x = r.top.x + 2 * margin + surfaceMessage->clip_rect.w / 2;
diff --git a/src/tinyui.cpp b/src/tinyui.cpp
index 95f51c7..3415812 100644
--- a/src/tinyui.cpp
+++ b/src/tinyui.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static Style DefaultStyle {
     Color4{ 100, 100, 100, 0 },
     Color4{ 200, 200, 200, 0 },
     8,
-    { "Arial.ttf", 35, nullptr }
+    { "Arial.ttf", 12, nullptr }
 };
 
 static constexpr char const *SeverityToken[] = {