diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 548009f..9d4d7b1 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int Ren_line(char line[], int char_x, int char_y, int ln, int ll, bool col ) {
 void its(int N, char *str) {
     int i = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-		str[i] = 0;					// clear string
+		str[i] = 0x2e;					// clear string
 	}
 	str[6]='0';
     while (N > 0) {					// keep going until all digits done