diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 77c0a13..8d5357d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ module.exports = function ({subject, status, color, style, emoji, icon, iconWidt
   color = colorPresets[color] || color || colorPresets['blue']
 
   const iconSpanWidth = icon ? (subject.length ? iconWidth + 4 : iconWidth - 2) : 0
+  const sbTextWidth = calcWidth(subject, emoji)
   const stTextWidth = calcWidth(status, emoji)
-  const sbRectWidth = calcWidth(subject, emoji) + 10 + iconSpanWidth
+  const sbRectWidth = sbTextWidth + 10 + iconSpanWidth
   const stRectWidth = stTextWidth + 10
   const width = sbRectWidth + stRectWidth
 
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ module.exports = function ({subject, status, color, style, emoji, icon, iconWidt
           <rect x="${sbRectWidth}" width="${stRectWidth}" height="20" fill="#${color}"/>
         </g>
         <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="start" font-family="Verdana,DejaVu Sans,sans-serif" font-size="11">
-          <text x="${icon ? '22.5' : '6'}" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.1">${subject}</text>
-          <text x="${icon ? '21.5' : '5'}" y="13.8">${subject}</text>
+          <text x="${icon ? '22.5' : '6'}" y="14.8" textLength="${sbTextWidth}" fill="#000" opacity="0.1">${subject}</text>
+          <text x="${icon ? '21.5' : '5'}" y="13.8" textLength="${sbTextWidth}">${subject}</text>
           <text x="${sbRectWidth + 5.5}" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.1" textLength="${stTextWidth}">${status}</text>
           <text x="${sbRectWidth + 4.5}" y="13.8" textLength="${stTextWidth}">${status}</text>
         </g>
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ module.exports = function ({subject, status, color, style, emoji, icon, iconWidt
         <rect width="${width}" height="20" fill="url(#a)"/>
       </g>
       <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="start" font-family="Verdana,DejaVu Sans,sans-serif" font-size="11">
-        <text x="${icon ? '22.5' : '6'}" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.25">${subject}</text>
-        <text x="${icon ? '21.5' : '5'}" y="13.8">${subject}</text>
+        <text x="${icon ? '22.5' : '6'}" y="14.8" textLength="${sbTextWidth}" fill="#000" opacity="0.25">${subject}</text>
+        <text x="${icon ? '21.5' : '5'}" y="13.8" textLength="${sbTextWidth}">${subject}</text>
         <text x="${sbRectWidth + 5.5}" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.25" textLength="${stTextWidth}">${status}</text>
         <text x="${sbRectWidth + 4.5}" y="13.8" textLength="${stTextWidth}">${status}</text>
       </g>