diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/components/TooltipComponent.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/components/TooltipComponent.java
index 4d606b40ca..2e4b943063 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/components/TooltipComponent.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/components/TooltipComponent.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.client.ui.overlay.components;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.FontMetrics;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ public class TooltipComponent implements RenderableEntity
 			char[] chars = line.toCharArray();
 
 			int begin = 0;
+			boolean inTag = false;
 			for (int j = 0; j < chars.length; j++)
 			{
 				if (chars[j] == '<')
@@ -110,8 +112,9 @@ public class TooltipComponent implements RenderableEntity
 					lineX += metrics.stringWidth(text);
 
 					begin = j;
+					inTag = true;
 				}
-				else if (chars[j] == '>')
+				else if (chars[j] == '>' && inTag)
 				{
 					String subLine = line.substring(begin + 1, j);
 
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ public class TooltipComponent implements RenderableEntity
 					}
 
 					begin = j + 1;
+					inTag = false;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -162,12 +166,14 @@ public class TooltipComponent implements RenderableEntity
 		return new Dimension(tooltipWidth + OFFSET * 2, tooltipHeight + OFFSET * 2);
 	}
 
-	private static int calculateTextWidth(FontMetrics metrics, String line)
+	@VisibleForTesting
+	static int calculateTextWidth(FontMetrics metrics, String line)
 	{
 		char[] chars = line.toCharArray();
 		int textWidth = 0;
 
 		int begin = 0;
+		boolean inTag = false;
 		for (int j = 0; j < chars.length; j++)
 		{
 			if (chars[j] == '<')
@@ -175,8 +181,9 @@ public class TooltipComponent implements RenderableEntity
 				textWidth += metrics.stringWidth(line.substring(begin, j));
 
 				begin = j;
+				inTag = true;
 			}
-			else if (chars[j] == '>')
+			else if (chars[j] == '>' && inTag)
 			{
 				String subLine = line.substring(begin + 1, j);
 
@@ -190,6 +197,7 @@ public class TooltipComponent implements RenderableEntity
 				}
 
 				begin = j + 1;
+				inTag = false;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/components/TooltipComponentTest.java b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/components/TooltipComponentTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f50bf45530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/components/TooltipComponentTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Adam <Adam@sigterm.info>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package net.runelite.client.ui.overlay.components;
+
+import java.awt.FontMetrics;
+import static net.runelite.client.ui.overlay.components.TooltipComponent.calculateTextWidth;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class TooltipComponentTest
+{
+	@Test
+	public void testCalculateTextWidth()
+	{
+		FontMetrics fontMetics = mock(FontMetrics.class);
+		when(fontMetics.stringWidth(anyString())).thenAnswer((invocation) -> ((String) invocation.getArguments()[0]).length());
+
+		assertEquals(11, calculateTextWidth(fontMetics, "line1<col=ff0000>>line2"));
+	}
+}
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