diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.cpp
index 39633a40..a223f0ff 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ void BRANCHES::calcFontData(void)
 #else
 	pxCharWidth = metrics.width(QLatin1Char('2'));
 #endif
-	pxCharHeight   = metrics.capHeight();
+	//pxCharHeight   = metrics.capHeight();
+	pxCharHeight   = metrics.ascent();
 	pxLineSpacing  = metrics.lineSpacing();
 
 	pxBoxWidth  = pxLineSpacing;
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ void BRANCHES::calcFontData(void)
 	pxSelWidth  = (pxBoxWidth  * 7) / 8;
 	pxSelHeight = (pxBoxHeight * 7) / 8;
 
+	pxTextOffsetX  = -(pxBoxWidth/2 ) + (pxBoxWidth  - pxCharWidth)/2;
+	pxTextOffsetY  =  (pxBoxHeight/2) - (pxBoxHeight - pxCharHeight)/2;
+
 	pxMinGridWidth = (pxBoxWidth + 2);
 	pxMaxGridWidth = (pxBoxWidth * 2);
 	pxGridWidth    =  pxMinGridWidth;
@@ -926,23 +930,26 @@ void BRANCHES::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 	// digits
 	for (int i = 0; i < TOTAL_BOOKMARKS; ++i)
 	{
+		x = branchCurrentX[i] + pxTextOffsetX;
+		y = branchCurrentY[i] + pxTextOffsetY;
+
 		txt[0] = i + '0';
 		txt[1] = 0;
 
 		if (i == currentBranch)
 		{
 			painter.setPen( QColor( 58, 179, 255 ) );
-			painter.drawText( box[i], Qt::AlignCenter, tr(txt) );
+			painter.drawText( x, y, tr(txt) );
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			painter.setPen( QColor( 0, 194, 64 ) );
 
-			//if (!bookmarks->bookmarksArray[i].notEmpty && bookmarks->bookmarksArray[i].floatingPhase > 0)
-			//{
-			//	tempBranchX += bookmarks->bookmarksArray[i].floatingPhase;
-			//}
-			painter.drawText( box[i], Qt::AlignCenter, tr(txt) );
+			if (!bookmarks->bookmarksArray[i].notEmpty && bookmarks->bookmarksArray[i].floatingPhase > 0)
+			{
+				x += bookmarks->bookmarksArray[i].floatingPhase;
+			}
+			painter.drawText( x, y, tr(txt) );
 		}
 	}
 	if (isSafeToShowBranchesData())
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.h b/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.h
index aa78a6b3..2b943dcf 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.h
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/branches.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ private:
 	int  pxMinGridWidth;
 	int  pxMaxGridWidth;
 	int  pxGridWidth;
+	int  pxTextOffsetX;
+	int  pxTextOffsetY;
 
 	// temps
 	std::vector<int> gridX;				// measured in grid units, not in pixels