diff --git a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/index.ts b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/index.ts
index 4ed00260..8c0f488c 100644
--- a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/index.ts
+++ b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/index.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ const parseSafe = (text: string, task: string) => {
 }
 
 export const renderSign = (blockEntity: SignBlockEntity, PrismarineChat: typeof ChatMessage, ctxHook = (ctx) => { }) => {
-    const factor = 50
+    // todo don't use texture rendering, investigate the font rendering when possible
+    // or increase factor when needed
+    const factor = 40
     const signboardY = [16, 9]
     const heightOffset = signboardY[0] - signboardY[1]
     const heightScalar = heightOffset / 16
diff --git a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/playground.ts b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/playground.ts
index 5b64bdd6..4182b1c9 100644
--- a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/playground.ts
+++ b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/playground.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ const blockEntity = {
   "Text1": "{\"extra\":[{\"color\":\"dark_green\",\"text\":\"Minecraft \"},{\"text\":\"Tools\"}],\"text\":\"\"}"
 } as const
 
+await document.fonts.load('1em mojangles')
+
 const canvas = renderSign(blockEntity, PrismarineChat, (ctx) => {
   ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, ctx.canvas.width, ctx.canvas.height)
 })
 
 if (canvas) {
+  canvas.style.imageRendering = 'pixelated'
   document.body.appendChild(canvas)
 } else {
   console.log('Render skipped')
diff --git a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/tests.test.ts b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/tests.test.ts
index 03eb4394..4549c6f4 100644
--- a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/tests.test.ts
+++ b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/sign-renderer/tests.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ global.document = {
 const render = (entity) => {
   ctxTexts = []
   renderSign(entity, PrismarineChat)
-  return ctxTexts.map(({ text, y }) => [y / 80, text])
+  return ctxTexts.map(({ text, y }) => [y / 64, text])
 }
 
 test('sign renderer', () => {
@@ -49,18 +49,6 @@ test('sign renderer', () => {
         1,
         "Tools",
       ],
-      [
-        2,
-        "",
-      ],
-      [
-        3,
-        "",
-      ],
-      [
-        4,
-        "",
-      ],
     ]
   `)