cairo_set_source_rgb(cr, pango_font_red, pango_font_green, pango_font_blue);
pango_cairo_update_layout(cr, layout);
pango_layout_get_pixel_size(layout, NULL, &height);
- cairo_move_to(cr, x, y - 0.5 * (height - savedFont->height));
+ /* Center the piece of text vertically if its height is smaller than the
+ * cached font height, and just let "high" symbols fall out otherwise. */
+ int yoffset = (height < savedFont->height ? 0.5 : 1) * (height - savedFont->height);
+ cairo_move_to(cr, x, y - yoffset);
pango_cairo_show_layout(cr, layout);
/* Free resources */