diff --git a/font/font.c b/font/font.c
index 5b573b852..992871c1e 100644
--- a/font/font.c
+++ b/font/font.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,9 @@ blit_comb (const struct grub_unicode_glyph *glyph_id,
   struct grub_video_signed_rect bounds;
   unsigned i;
   signed above_rightx, above_righty;
+  signed above_leftx, above_lefty;
   signed below_rightx, below_righty;
+  signed min_devwidth = 0;
   auto void NESTED_FUNC_ATTR do_blit (struct grub_font_glyph *src,
 				      signed dx, signed dy);
   void NESTED_FUNC_ATTR do_blit (struct grub_font_glyph *src,
@@ -1147,14 +1149,6 @@ blit_comb (const struct grub_unicode_glyph *glyph_id,
       bounds.height = src->height + (-src->height - dy) - bounds.y;
   }
 
-  auto void minimal_device_width (int val);
-  void minimal_device_width (int val)
-  {
-    if (glyph && glyph->device_width < val)
-      glyph->device_width = val;
-    if (device_width && *device_width < val)
-      *device_width = val;
-  }
   auto void add_device_width (int val);
   void add_device_width (int val)
   {
@@ -1174,9 +1168,12 @@ blit_comb (const struct grub_unicode_glyph *glyph_id,
   bounds.width = main_glyph->width;
   bounds.height = main_glyph->height;
 
-  above_rightx = bounds.x + bounds.width;
+  above_rightx = main_glyph->offset_x + main_glyph->width;
   above_righty = bounds.y + bounds.height;
 
+  above_leftx = main_glyph->offset_x;
+  above_lefty = bounds.y + bounds.height;
+
   below_rightx = bounds.x + bounds.width;
   below_righty = bounds.y;
 
@@ -1198,27 +1195,31 @@ blit_comb (const struct grub_unicode_glyph *glyph_id,
 		   centerx,
 		   (bounds.height - combining_glyphs[i]->height) / 2
 		   -(bounds.height + bounds.y));
-	  minimal_device_width (combining_glyphs[i]->width);
+	  if (min_devwidth < combining_glyphs[i]->width)
+	    min_devwidth = combining_glyphs[i]->width;
 	  break;
 
 	case GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_ATTACHED_ABOVE_RIGHT:
 	  do_blit (combining_glyphs[i], above_rightx, -above_righty);
 	  above_rightx += combining_glyphs[i]->width;
-	  minimal_device_width (above_rightx);
 	  break;
 
 	case GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_ABOVE_RIGHT:
 	  do_blit (combining_glyphs[i], above_rightx,
 		   -(above_righty + combining_glyphs[i]->height));
 	  above_rightx += combining_glyphs[i]->width;
-	  minimal_device_width (above_rightx);
+	  break;
+
+	case GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_ABOVE_LEFT:
+	  above_leftx -= combining_glyphs[i]->width;
+	  do_blit (combining_glyphs[i], above_leftx,
+		   -(above_lefty + combining_glyphs[i]->height));
 	  break;
 
 	case GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_BELOW_RIGHT:
 	  do_blit (combining_glyphs[i], below_rightx,
 		   below_righty);
 	  below_rightx += combining_glyphs[i]->width;
-	  minimal_device_width (below_rightx);
 	  break;
 
 	case GRUB_UNICODE_STACK_ABOVE:
@@ -1231,7 +1232,8 @@ blit_comb (const struct grub_unicode_glyph *glyph_id,
 	  do_blit (combining_glyphs[i], centerx,
 		   -(bounds.height + bounds.y + space
 		     + combining_glyphs[i]->height));
-	  minimal_device_width (combining_glyphs[i]->width);
+	  if (min_devwidth < combining_glyphs[i]->width)
+	    min_devwidth = combining_glyphs[i]->width;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* I don't know how ypogegrammeni differs from subscript. */
@@ -1245,7 +1247,8 @@ blit_comb (const struct grub_unicode_glyph *glyph_id,
 	case GRUB_UNICODE_STACK_ATTACHED_BELOW:
 	  do_blit (combining_glyphs[i], centerx,
 		   -(bounds.y - space));
-	  minimal_device_width (combining_glyphs[i]->width);
+	  if (min_devwidth < combining_glyphs[i]->width)
+	    min_devwidth = combining_glyphs[i]->width;
 	  break;
 
 	default:
@@ -1263,6 +1266,14 @@ blit_comb (const struct grub_unicode_glyph *glyph_id,
 	  }
 	}
     }
+  add_device_width ((above_rightx > below_rightx ? above_rightx : below_rightx) 
+		    - (main_glyph->offset_x + main_glyph->width));
+  add_device_width (above_leftx - main_glyph->offset_x);
+  if (glyph && glyph->device_width < min_devwidth)
+      glyph->device_width = min_devwidth;
+  if (device_width && *device_width < min_devwidth)
+    *device_width = min_devwidth;
+
   if (bounds_out)
     *bounds_out = bounds;
 }
diff --git a/include/grub/unicode.h b/include/grub/unicode.h
index ac8911827..4e40d4648 100644
--- a/include/grub/unicode.h
+++ b/include/grub/unicode.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ enum grub_comb_type
     GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_ATTACHED_ABOVE_RIGHT = 216,
     GRUB_UNICODE_STACK_BELOW = 220,
     GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_BELOW_RIGHT = 222,
+    GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_ABOVE_LEFT = 228,
     GRUB_UNICODE_STACK_ABOVE = 230,
     GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_ABOVE_RIGHT = 232,
     GRUB_UNICODE_COMB_YPOGEGRAMMENI = 240,