diff --git a/src/font/face/coretext.zig b/src/font/face/coretext.zig
index ee2460572..dacb79476 100644
--- a/src/font/face/coretext.zig
+++ b/src/font/face/coretext.zig
@@ -612,9 +612,8 @@ pub const Face = struct {
             // we subtract half of the ex height to go back up to the
             // correct height that should evenly split lowercase text.
             const pos = layout_metrics.ascent -
-                ex_height * 0.5 +
-                strikethrough_thickness * 0.5 +
-                1;
+                ex_height * 0.5 -
+                strikethrough_thickness * 0.5;
 
             break :strikethrough_position @ceil(pos);
         };
@@ -625,7 +624,7 @@ pub const Face = struct {
         // The final underline position is +y from the TOP (confusing)
         // so we have to subtract from the cell height.
         const underline_position = @ceil(layout_metrics.ascent -
-            @as(f32, @floatCast(ct_font.getUnderlinePosition())) + 1);
+            @as(f32, @floatCast(ct_font.getUnderlinePosition())));
 
         // Note: is this useful?
         // const units_per_em = ct_font.getUnitsPerEm();
diff --git a/src/font/face/freetype.zig b/src/font/face/freetype.zig
index f764ac61d..dae46d6d6 100644
--- a/src/font/face/freetype.zig
+++ b/src/font/face/freetype.zig
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ pub const Face = struct {
                 @intCast(face.handle.*.size.*.metrics.y_scale),
             ))) / 64;
 
-            // We use the declared underline position if its available
-            const declared = @ceil(cell_height - cell_baseline - declared_px - underline_thickness * 0.5 + 1);
+            // We use the declared underline position if its available.
+            const declared = @ceil(cell_height - cell_baseline - declared_px - underline_thickness * 0.5);
             if (declared > 0)
                 break :underline_pos declared;
 
@@ -702,13 +702,13 @@ pub const Face = struct {
             ))) / 64;
 
             break :st .{
-                .pos = @ceil(cell_height - cell_baseline - pos + thickness + 1),
+                .pos = @ceil(cell_height - cell_baseline - pos),
                 .thickness = thickness,
             };
         } else .{
             // Exactly 50% of the ex height so that our strikethrough is
             // centered through lowercase text. This is a common choice.
-            .pos = @ceil(cell_height - cell_baseline - ex_height * 0.5 + underline_thickness),
+            .pos = @ceil(cell_height - cell_baseline - ex_height * 0.5 - underline_thickness * 0.5),
             .thickness = underline_thickness,
         };