diff --git a/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl b/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl
index 749bf5fe0..fa0edf34e 100644
--- a/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl
+++ b/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl
@@ -36,14 +36,13 @@ $(ATTRIBUTES)
         showgrid = true,
         showticks = true,
         showtickmarks = true,
-        padding = 0.1,
+        padding = 0.0,
 
         ticks = Theme(
-
             ranges_labels = (automatic, automatic),
             formatter = Formatters.plain,
 
-            gap = 3,
+            gap = 1,
             title_gap = 3,
 
             linewidth = (1, 1),
@@ -56,9 +55,10 @@ $(ATTRIBUTES)
             align = ((:center, :top), (:right, :center)),
             font = lift(dim2, theme(scene, :font)),
         ),
+
         tickmarks = Theme(
-            length = (3.0, 3.0),
-            linewidth = (1,1),
+            length = (1.0, 1.0),
+            linewidth = (1, 1),
             linecolor = ((:black, 0.4), (:black, 0.2)),
             linestyle = (nothing, nothing)
         ),
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ function draw_titles(
         textcolor, textsize, rotation, align, font,
         title
     )
+
     tickspace_x = maximum(map(yticks) do tick
         str = last(tick)
         tick_bb = text_bb(str, to_font(tickfont[2]), tick_size[2])
@@ -411,7 +412,6 @@ function draw_titles(
             )
         end
     end
-
     if title !== nothing
         # TODO give title own text attributes
         push!(
diff --git a/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl b/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl
index 73d3a4bdd..26307645b 100644
--- a/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl
+++ b/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ function boundingbox(
         text::String, position, textsize;
         font = "default", align = (:left, :bottom), rotation = 0.0
     )
-    boundingbox(
+    return boundingbox(
         text, position, textsize,
         to_font(font), to_align(align), to_rotation(rotation)
     )
-
 end
 
 # function boundingbox(
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ end
 #     return bb
 # end
 
+
 function boundingbox(
         text::String, position, textsize, font,
         align, rotation, model = Mat4f0(I)
@@ -157,12 +157,20 @@ function boundingbox(
         ctext_state = iterate(text, text_state)
         # TODO fix center + align + rotation
         if c != '\r'
-            pos = if pos_per_char
-                to_ndim(Vec3f0, position[i], 0.0)
+            posnd = if pos_per_char
+                position[i]
             else
                 last_pos = calc_position(last_pos, Point2f0(0, 0), atlas, c, font, scale)
-                start_pos3d .+ (rotation * to_ndim(Vec3f0, last_pos, 0.0))
+                advance_x, advance_y = glyph_advance!(atlas, c, font, scale)
+                without_advance = if c == '\n'
+                    # advance doesn't get added for newlines
+                    last_pos
+                else
+                    last_pos .- Point2f0(advance_x, 0)
+                end
+                start_pos3d .+ (rotation * to_ndim(Vec3f0, without_advance, 0.0))
             end
+            pos = to_ndim(Vec3f0, posnd, 0.0)
             s = glyph_scale!(atlas, c, font, scale)
             srot = rotation * to_ndim(Vec3f0, s, 0.0)
             bb = GeometryTypes.update(bb, pos)
diff --git a/src/theming.jl b/src/theming.jl
index 755c50fa5..224604863 100644
--- a/src/theming.jl
+++ b/src/theming.jl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const minimal_default = Attributes(
     axis_type = automatic,
     camera = automatic,
     limits = automatic,
-    padding = Vec3f0(0.1),
+    padding = Vec3f0(0.05),
     raw = false
 )
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/texture_atlas.jl b/src/utilities/texture_atlas.jl
index fca342086..cd0f5bdd1 100644
--- a/src/utilities/texture_atlas.jl
+++ b/src/utilities/texture_atlas.jl
@@ -290,12 +290,23 @@ function calc_position(glyphs, start_pos, scales, fonts, atlas)
     positions = zeros(Point2f0, length(glyphs))
     last_pos  = Point2f0(start_pos)
     s, f = iter_or_array(scales), iter_or_array(fonts)
-    c1 = first(glyphs)
-    for (i, (c2, scale, font)) in enumerate(zip(glyphs, s, f))
-        c2 == '\r' && continue # stupid windows!
-        b = glyph_bearing!(atlas, c2, font, scale)
-        positions[i] = last_pos .+ b
-        last_pos = calc_position(last_pos, start_pos, atlas, c2, font, scale)
+    iter = enumerate(zip(glyphs, s, f))
+    next = iterate(iter)
+    if next !== nothing
+        (i, (char, scale, font)), state = next
+        first_bearing = glyph_bearing!(atlas, char, font, scale)
+        while next !== nothing
+            (i, (char, scale, font)), state = next
+            next = iterate(iter, state)
+            char == '\r' && continue # stupid windows!
+            # we draw the glyph at the last position we calculated
+            bearing = glyph_bearing!(atlas, char, font, scale)
+            # we substract the first bearing, since we want to start at
+            # startposition without any additional offset!
+            positions[i] = last_pos .+ bearing .- first_bearing
+            # then we add the advance for the next glyph to start
+            last_pos = calc_position(last_pos, start_pos, atlas, char, font, scale)
+        end
     end
     return positions
 end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 10c1332e2..51ccf0b2f 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using Test
 using GLMakie
 
 # Download reference images from master
-MakieGallery.current_ref_version[] = "master"
 
 const MINIMAL = get(ENV, "ABSTRACTPLOTTING_MINIMAL", "false")
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ include("shorthands.jl")
     @test scene[Axis].ticks.title_gap[] == 3
     scene[Axis].ticks.title_gap = 4
     @test scene[Axis].ticks.title_gap[] == 4
-    @test scene[Axis].tickmarks.length[] == (3, 3)
+    @test scene[Axis].tickmarks.length[] == (1, 1)
 end