diff --git a/clay.h b/clay.h
index d5bac1b..261ac99 100644
--- a/clay.h
+++ b/clay.h
@@ -1639,7 +1639,9 @@ Clay__MeasureTextCacheItem *Clay__MeasureTextCached(Clay_String *text, Clay_Text
                 previousWord = Clay__AddMeasuredWord(CLAY__INIT(Clay__MeasuredWord) { .startOffset = start, .length = length + 1, .width = dimensions.width, .next = -1 }, previousWord);
             }
             if (current == '\n') {
-                previousWord = Clay__AddMeasuredWord(CLAY__INIT(Clay__MeasuredWord) { .startOffset = start, .length = length, .width = dimensions.width, .next = -1 }, previousWord);
+                if (length > 1) {
+                    previousWord = Clay__AddMeasuredWord(CLAY__INIT(Clay__MeasuredWord) { .startOffset = start, .length = length, .width = dimensions.width, .next = -1 }, previousWord);
+                }
                 previousWord = Clay__AddMeasuredWord(CLAY__INIT(Clay__MeasuredWord) { .startOffset = end + 1, .length = 0, .width = 0, .next = -1 }, previousWord);
             }
             measuredWidth += dimensions.width;