diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c
index 389e54546..00efe9793 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_font.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static void djui_font_normal_render_char(char* c) {
 }
 
 static f32 djui_font_normal_char_width(char* c) {
-    if (*c == ' ') { return 0.30f; }
+    if (*c == ' ') { return 0.20f; }
     extern const f32 font_normal_widths[];
     return djui_unicode_get_sprite_width(c, font_normal_widths);
 }
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
index a4ad148ff..272de89c0 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
@@ -476,6 +476,10 @@ static bool djui_inputbox_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
     const struct DjuiFont* font   = gDjuiFonts[0];
     djui_rect_render(base);
 
+    // Shift the text away from the left side a tad
+    comp->x += 2;
+    comp->width -= 2;
+
     // shift the viewing window to keep the selection in view
     djui_inputbox_keep_selection_in_view(inputbox);
 
@@ -483,7 +487,7 @@ static bool djui_inputbox_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
     f32 translatedX = comp->x + inputbox->viewX;
     f32 translatedY = comp->y + DJUI_INPUTBOX_YOFF;
     djui_gfx_position_translate(&translatedX, &translatedY);
-    create_dl_translation_matrix(DJUI_MTX_PUSH, (int)translatedX, (int)translatedY, 0);
+    create_dl_translation_matrix(DJUI_MTX_PUSH, translatedX, translatedY, 0);
 
     // compute font size
     f32 translatedFontSize = font->defaultFontScale;