diff --git a/lemonbar.c b/lemonbar.c
index 5a327b5..b9fe2c9 100644
--- a/lemonbar.c
+++ b/lemonbar.c
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ static area_stack_t area_stack;
 static int slant;
 static int slant_width;
 static int full_slant_width;
-static int slant_height;
+static int slant_counter;
+static int upslant;
 
 void
 update_gc (void)
@@ -219,43 +220,26 @@ draw_char (monitor_t *mon, font_t *cur_font, int x, int align, uint16_t ch, int
     // Draw the background first
     if(slant_width)
     {
-        //odd = slant left, even = slant right
-        // if > 20, upslant.
-        int left=slant%2;
-        int i=0;
-        int cur_height=0;
+        // even = slant left, odd = slant right
+        int right = slant % 2;
+        int cur_height = 0;
 
         if(!full_slant_width)
-        {
             full_slant_width = slant_width * ch_width;
-        }
 
-        for(i=0; i<ch_width; i++)
+        for(int i = 0; i < ch_width; i++)
         {
-            //handles int division better:
-            int height_calc = (!bh%full_slant_width ? bh/full_slant_width : (bh/full_slant_width) + 1);
+            slant_counter++;
+            if (right)
+                cur_height = (bh * (full_slant_width - slant_counter)) / full_slant_width;
+            else
+                cur_height = (slant_counter * bh) / full_slant_width;
 
-            cur_height = height_calc*(i) + height_calc;
-            cur_height+=slant_height;
+            if (!upslant)
+                cur_height *= -1;
 
-            if(i == ch_width - 1)
-            {
-                slant_height=cur_height;
-            }
-
-            if(! left){
-                cur_height = bh - cur_height;
-            }
-
-            if(slant > 20)
-            {
-                cur_height*=-1;
-            }
-
-           fill_rect(mon->pixmap, gc[GC_CLEAR], x+i, cur_height, 1, bh);
+            fill_rect(mon->pixmap, gc[GC_CLEAR], x+i, cur_height, 1, bh);
         }
-
-        slant_width--;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -571,15 +555,15 @@ parse (char *text)
                     case 'F': fgc = parse_color(p, &p, dfgc); update_gc(); break;
                     case 'U': ugc = parse_color(p, &p, dugc); update_gc(); break;
 
-
                     case 'E':
                     case 'e':
                     case 'D':
                     case 'd':
                               slant = *(p-1) - 'A'; // 4,36,5,37
-                              slant_width = (*p++)-'0';
-                              slant_height = 0;
-                              full_slant_width=0;
+                              slant_width = (*p++) - '0';
+                              full_slant_width = 0;
+                              slant_counter = 0;
+                              upslant = slant > 20 ? 1 : 0;
                               break;
 
                     case 'S':
diff --git a/slant_demo.sh b/slant_demo.sh
index 56836fc..9ea9905 100755
--- a/slant_demo.sh
+++ b/slant_demo.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@ ${sbg}%{E${Len}}$(space)${bg} - \
 ${sbg}%{e${Len}}$(space)${bg} - \
 ${sbg}%{D${Len}}$(space)${bg} - \
 ${sbg}%{d${Len}}$(space)${bg} " \
-| ./lemonbar -g $geom -p
-
-
+| ./lemonbar -g $geom -p -B "#000000"