diff --git a/clay.h b/clay.h
index 8ee7f50..32a8e87 100644
--- a/clay.h
+++ b/clay.h
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ void Clay__CalculateFinalLayout(void) {
             // measuredWord->length == 0 means a newline character
             else if (measuredWord->length == 0 || lineWidth + measuredWord->width > containerElement->dimensions.width) {
                 // Wrapped text lines list has overflowed, just render out the line
-                bool finalCharIsSpace = textElementData->text.chars[lineStartOffset + lineLengthChars - 1] == ' ';
+                bool finalCharIsSpace = textElementData->text.chars[CLAY__MAX(lineStartOffset + lineLengthChars - 1, 0)] == ' ';
                 Clay__WrappedTextLineArray_Add(&context->wrappedTextLines, CLAY__INIT(Clay__WrappedTextLine) { { lineWidth + (finalCharIsSpace ? -spaceWidth : 0), lineHeight }, { .length = lineLengthChars + (finalCharIsSpace ? -1 : 0), .chars = &textElementData->text.chars[lineStartOffset] } });
                 textElementData->wrappedLines.length++;
                 if (lineLengthChars == 0 || measuredWord->length == 0) {