diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 240afcc277c..e4461384f5d 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 							cw = tab_size * font->get_char_size(' ').width;
 						}
 
-						if (end > 0 && fw + cw + begin > p_width) {
+						if (end > 0 && w + cw + begin > p_width) {
 							break; //don't allow lines longer than assigned width
 						}
 
@@ -438,12 +438,13 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 						was_separatable = separatable;
 						just_breaked_in_middle = false;
 
+						w += cw;
 						fw += cw;
 
 						end++;
 					}
 					CHECK_HEIGHT(fh);
-					ENSURE_WIDTH(fw);
+					ENSURE_WIDTH(w);
 
 					line_ascent = MAX(line_ascent, ascent);
 					line_descent = MAX(line_descent, descent);
@@ -467,6 +468,7 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 					}
 
 					{
+						float line_length = 0.0f;
 						float ofs = 0.0f - backtrack;
 
 						for (int i = 0; i < end; i++) {
@@ -579,18 +581,19 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 
 								if (visible) {
 									line_is_blank = false;
-									w += font->get_char_size(c[i], c[i + 1]).x;
 								}
 
 								if (c[i] == '\t') {
 									visible = false;
 								}
 
+								const float current_char_width = font->get_char_size(fx_char, c[i + 1]).x;
 								if (visible) {
 									if (selected) {
-										cw = font->get_char_size(fx_char, c[i + 1]).x;
+										cw = current_char_width;
 										draw_rect(Rect2(p_ofs.x + pofs, p_ofs.y + y, cw, lh), selection_bg);
 									}
+									line_length += current_char_width;
 
 									const Color char_color = selected && override_selected_font_color ? selection_fg : fx_color;
 									const Color shadow_color = p_font_color_shadow * Color(1, 1, 1, char_color.a);
@@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 										cw = drawer.draw_char(ci, p_ofs + Point2(align_ofs + pofs, y + lh - line_descent) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], char_color);
 									}
 								} else if (previously_visible && c[i] != '\t') {
-									backtrack += font->get_char_size(fx_char, c[i + 1]).x;
+									backtrack += current_char_width;
 								}
 
 								p_char_count++;
@@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 
 							const int line_y = y + lh - (line_descent - 2);
 							const Point2 from = p_ofs + Point2(align_ofs + wofs, line_y);
-							const Point2 to = from + Point2(w + (is_at_line_wrap ? 0 : align_spacing), 0);
+							const Point2 to = from + Point2(line_length + (is_at_line_wrap ? 0 : align_spacing), 0);
 							VS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_add_line(ci, from, to, uc, line_width);
 						}
 						if (strikethrough) {
@@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 
 							const int line_y = y + lh - (line_ascent + line_descent) / 2;
 							const Point2 from = p_ofs + Point2(align_ofs + wofs, line_y);
-							const Point2 to = from + Point2(w + (is_at_line_wrap ? 0 : align_spacing), 0);
+							const Point2 to = from + Point2(line_length + (is_at_line_wrap ? 0 : align_spacing), 0);
 							VS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_add_line(ci, from, to, uc, line_width);
 						}
 					}