diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalSessionActivityClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalSessionActivityClient.java
index eb7612d23c..542611784d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalSessionActivityClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalSessionActivityClient.java
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public void checkForFontAndColors() {
             if (boldItalicFontFile.exists() && boldItalicFontFile.length() > 0) {
                 newBoldItalicTypeface = Typeface.createFromFile(boldItalicFontFile);
             } else {
-                newBoldItalicTypeface = newItalicTypeface != newTypeface ? newItalicTypeface : newBoldTypeface;
+                newBoldItalicTypeface = newBoldTypeface != newTypeface ? newBoldTypeface : newItalicTypeface;
             }
 
             mActivity.getTerminalView().setTypefaces(newTypeface, newItalicTypeface, newBoldTypeface, newBoldItalicTypeface);
diff --git a/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalRenderer.java b/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalRenderer.java
index 8978d8e7d8..e0dc78d756 100644
--- a/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalRenderer.java
+++ b/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalRenderer.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.termux.terminal.TerminalBuffer;
 import com.termux.terminal.TerminalEmulator;
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@
  * Saves font metrics, so needs to be recreated each time the typeface or font size changes.
  */
 public final class TerminalRenderer {
+    boolean uniqueItalicTypeface;
+    boolean uniqueBoldTypeface;
+    boolean uniqueBoldItalicTypeface;
 
     final int mTextSize;
     final Typeface mTypeface;
@@ -42,6 +46,11 @@ public TerminalRenderer(int textSize, Typeface typeface, Typeface italicTypeface
         mBoldTypeface = boldTypeface;
         mBoldItalicTypeface = boldItalicTypeface;
 
+        uniqueItalicTypeface = !mItalicTypeface.equals(mTypeface);
+        uniqueBoldTypeface = !mBoldTypeface.equals(mTypeface);
+        uniqueBoldItalicTypeface = !mBoldItalicTypeface.equals(mTypeface) && !mBoldItalicTypeface.equals(mItalicTypeface) && !mBoldItalicTypeface.equals(mBoldTypeface);
+
+
         mTextPaint.setTypeface(typeface);
         mTextPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
         mTextPaint.setTextSize(textSize);
@@ -177,10 +186,28 @@ private void drawTextRun(Canvas canvas, char[] text, int[] palette, float y, int
 
         if (italic && bold) {
             mTextPaint.setTypeface(mBoldItalicTypeface);
+            if (mBoldItalicTypeface.equals(mBoldTypeface) && uniqueBoldTypeface) {
+                mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(false);
+                mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(-0.35f);
+            } else if (mBoldItalicTypeface.equals(mItalicTypeface) && uniqueItalicTypeface){
+                mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(true);
+                mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(uniqueItalicTypeface ? 0.f : -0.35f);
+            } else {
+                mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(false);
+                mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(0.f);
+            }
         } else if (italic) {
             mTextPaint.setTypeface(mItalicTypeface);
+            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(false);
+            mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(uniqueItalicTypeface ? 0.f : -0.35f);
         } else if (bold) {
             mTextPaint.setTypeface(mBoldTypeface);
+            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(!uniqueBoldTypeface);
+            mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(0.f);
+        } else {
+            mTextPaint.setTypeface(mTypeface);
+            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(false);
+            mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(0.f);
         }
 
         final float fontWidth = mTextPaint.measureText("X");
@@ -245,9 +272,7 @@ private void drawTextRun(Canvas canvas, char[] text, int[] palette, float y, int
                 foreColor = 0xFF000000 + (red << 16) + (green << 8) + blue;
             }
 
-            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(bold && !mTextPaint.getTypeface().isBold());
             mTextPaint.setUnderlineText(underline);
-            mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(italic && !mTextPaint.getTypeface().isItalic() ? -0.35f : 0.f);
             mTextPaint.setStrikeThruText(strikeThrough);
             mTextPaint.setColor(foreColor);