diff --git a/src/renderer/cell.zig b/src/renderer/cell.zig
index 56d606b6c..9bbd8fd7b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/cell.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/cell.zig
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ pub fn fgMode(
         // the subsequent character is empty, then we allow it to use
         // the full glyph size. See #1071.
         .text => text: {
-            if (!ziglyph.general_category.isPrivateUse(@intCast(cell.char))) {
+            if (!ziglyph.general_category.isPrivateUse(@intCast(cell.char)) and
+                !ziglyph.blocks.isDingbats(@intCast(cell.char)))
+            {
                 break :text .normal;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal
index ccb340231..1ce7e74a4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ vertex VertexOut uber_vertex(
     if (input.mode == MODE_FG_CONSTRAINED) {
       if (glyph_size.x > cell_size_scaled.x) {
         float new_y = glyph_size.y * (cell_size_scaled.x / glyph_size.x);
-        glyph_offset.y += glyph_size.y - new_y;
+        glyph_offset.y += (glyph_size.y - new_y) / 2;
         glyph_size.y = new_y;
         glyph_size.x = cell_size_scaled.x;
       }
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl
index 18b586508..966c6e7e9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void main() {
         if (mode == MODE_FG_CONSTRAINED) {
             if (glyph_size.x > cell_size_scaled.x) {
                 float new_y = glyph_size.y * (cell_size_scaled.x / glyph_size.x);
-                glyph_offset_calc.y = glyph_offset_calc.y + (glyph_size.y - new_y);
+                glyph_offset_calc.y = glyph_offset_calc.y + ((glyph_size.y - new_y) / 2);
                 glyph_size_calc.y = new_y;
                 glyph_size_calc.x = cell_size_scaled.x;
             }