diff --git a/src/graphics.zig b/src/graphics.zig
index 17fe28c4..dd818a3a 100644
--- a/src/graphics.zig
+++ b/src/graphics.zig
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ pub const TextBuffer = struct { // MARK: TextBuffer
 			var unicodeIterator = std.unicode.Utf8Iterator{.bytes = text, .i = 0};
 			var count: usize = 0;
 			var curChar = unicodeIterator.nextCodepoint() orelse return count;
-			while(true) switch(curChar) {
+			outer: while(true) switch(curChar) {
 				'*' => {
 					curChar = unicodeIterator.nextCodepoint() orelse break;
 				},
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ pub const TextBuffer = struct { // MARK: TextBuffer
 					count += 1;
 				},
 				'#' => {
-					for(0..7) |_| curChar = unicodeIterator.nextCodepoint() orelse break;
+					for(0..7) |_| curChar = unicodeIterator.nextCodepoint() orelse break :outer;
 				},
 				'§' => {
 					curChar = unicodeIterator.nextCodepoint() orelse break;