diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
index 17adf979f..0210f902f 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl FontImpl {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub(super) fn pair_kerning_screen_space(
+    pub(super) fn pair_kerning_pixels(
         &self,
         metrics: &ScaledMetrics,
         last_glyph_id: ab_glyph::GlyphId,
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ impl FontImpl {
         last_glyph_id: ab_glyph::GlyphId,
         glyph_id: ab_glyph::GlyphId,
     ) -> f32 {
-        self.pair_kerning_screen_space(metrics, last_glyph_id, glyph_id) / metrics.pixels_per_point
+        self.pair_kerning_pixels(metrics, last_glyph_id, glyph_id) / metrics.pixels_per_point
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ pub struct ScaledMetrics {
     /// Translates "unscaled" units to physical (screen) pixels.
     pub px_scale_factor: f32,
 
-    /// Vertical offset, in UI points (not screen-space).
+    /// Vertical offset, in UI points.
     pub y_offset_in_points: f32,
 
     /// This is the distance from the top to the baseline.
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
index 945e66d48..d6d450e85 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
@@ -204,11 +204,10 @@ fn layout_section(
             if let (Some(font_impl), Some(last_glyph_id), Some(glyph_id)) =
                 (&font_impl, last_glyph_id, glyph_info.id)
             {
-                paragraph.cursor_x_px += font_impl.pair_kerning_screen_space(
-                    &font_impl_metrics,
-                    last_glyph_id,
-                    glyph_id,
-                );
+                paragraph.cursor_x_px +=
+                    font_impl.pair_kerning_pixels(&font_impl_metrics, last_glyph_id, glyph_id);
+
+                // Only apply extra_letter_spacing to glyphs after the first one:
                 paragraph.cursor_x_px += extra_letter_spacing * pixels_per_point;
             }