diff -r a701614d029f SDL_ttf.c
--- a/SDL_ttf.c	Thu Oct 18 12:11:00 2018 +0300
+++ b/SDL_ttf.c	Fri Oct 19 22:12:05 2018 +0200
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
     return TTF_strikethrough_top_row(font) - font->ascent + glyph->maxy;
 }
 
+static int g_padding_xstart;
+
 static void TTF_initLineMectrics(const TTF_Font *font, const SDL_Surface *textbuf, const int row, Uint8 **pdst, int *pheight)
 {
     Uint8 *dst;
@@ -1253,7 +1255,7 @@
 
     /* Load each character and sum it's bounding box */
     textlen = SDL_strlen(text);
-    x= 0;
+    x = 0;
     while (textlen > 0) {
         Uint32 c = UTF8_getch(&text, &textlen);
         if (c == UNICODE_BOM_NATIVE || c == UNICODE_BOM_SWAPPED) {
@@ -1319,6 +1321,9 @@
         prev_index = glyph->index;
     }
 
+    /* Remember the padding for the current string */
+    g_padding_xstart = (minx < 0 ? - minx : 0);
+
     /* Fill the bounds rectangle */
     if (w) {
         /* Add outline extra width */
@@ -1433,7 +1438,7 @@
 
     /* Load and render each character */
     textlen = SDL_strlen(text);
-    xstart = 0;
+    xstart = g_padding_xstart;
     while (textlen > 0) {
         Uint32 c = UTF8_getch(&text, &textlen);
         if (c == UNICODE_BOM_NATIVE || c == UNICODE_BOM_SWAPPED) {
@@ -1463,9 +1468,6 @@
 
         for (row = 0; row < current->rows; ++row) {
             /* Make sure we don't go either over, or under the limit */
-            if ((xstart + glyph->minx) < 0) {
-                xstart -= (xstart + glyph->minx);
-            }
             if ((row + glyph->yoffset) < 0) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1625,7 +1627,7 @@
 
     /* Load and render each character */
     textlen = SDL_strlen(text);
-    xstart = 0;
+    xstart = g_padding_xstart;
     while (textlen > 0) {
         Uint32 c = UTF8_getch(&text, &textlen);
         if (c == UNICODE_BOM_NATIVE || c == UNICODE_BOM_SWAPPED) {
@@ -1655,9 +1657,6 @@
         current = &glyph->pixmap;
         for (row = 0; row < current->rows; ++row) {
             /* Make sure we don't go either over, or under the limit */
-            if ((xstart + glyph->minx) < 0) {
-                xstart -= (xstart + glyph->minx);
-            }
             if ((row + glyph->yoffset) < 0) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1807,7 +1806,7 @@
 
     /* Load and render each character */
     textlen = SDL_strlen(text);
-    xstart = 0;
+    xstart = g_padding_xstart;
     pixel = (fg.r<<16)|(fg.g<<8)|fg.b;
     SDL_FillRect(textbuf, NULL, pixel); /* Initialize with fg and 0 alpha */
     while (textlen > 0) {
@@ -1838,9 +1837,6 @@
 
         for (row = 0; row < glyph->pixmap.rows; ++row) {
             /* Make sure we don't go either over, or under the limit */
-            if ((xstart + glyph->minx) < 0) {
-                xstart -= (xstart + glyph->minx);
-            }
             if ((row + glyph->yoffset) < 0) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -2099,7 +2095,7 @@
             text = strLines[line];
         }
         textlen = SDL_strlen(text);
-        xstart = 0;
+        xstart = g_padding_xstart;
         while (textlen > 0) {
             Uint32 c = UTF8_getch(&text, &textlen);
             if (c == UNICODE_BOM_NATIVE || c == UNICODE_BOM_SWAPPED) {
@@ -2132,9 +2128,6 @@
 
             for (row = 0; row < glyph->pixmap.rows; ++row) {
                 /* Make sure we don't go either over, or under the limit */
-                if ((xstart + glyph->minx) < 0) {
-                    xstart -= (xstart + glyph->minx);
-                }
                 if ((row + glyph->yoffset) < 0) {
                     continue;
                 }