diff --git a/gtk/gskpango.c b/gtk/gskpango.c
index 20bff5e9c2..ae4a6a81fe 100644
--- a/gtk/gskpango.c
+++ b/gtk/gskpango.c
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ gsk_pango_renderer_show_text_glyphs (PangoRenderer        *renderer,
     return;
 
   graphene_rect_init (&node_bounds,
-                      (float)x/PANGO_SCALE,
-                      (float)y/PANGO_SCALE + ink_rect.y,
-                      ink_rect.x + ink_rect.width,
-                      ink_rect.height);
+                      (float)x/PANGO_SCALE - 1.0,
+                      (float)y/PANGO_SCALE + ink_rect.y - 1.0,
+                      ink_rect.x + ink_rect.width + 2.0,
+                      ink_rect.height + 2.0);
 
   gtk_snapshot_get_offset (crenderer->snapshot, &x_offset, &y_offset);
   graphene_rect_offset (&node_bounds, x_offset, y_offset);
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcssshorthandpropertyimpl.c b/gtk/gtkcssshorthandpropertyimpl.c
index aad46d8679..f5c078009b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcssshorthandpropertyimpl.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcssshorthandpropertyimpl.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,6 @@ pack_font_description (GtkCssShorthandProperty *shorthand,
 {
   PangoFontDescription *description;
   GtkCssValue *v;
-  double dpi;
 
   description = pango_font_description_new ();
 
@@ -1112,11 +1111,9 @@ pack_font_description (GtkCssShorthandProperty *shorthand,
       pango_font_description_set_family (description, _gtk_css_string_value_get (_gtk_css_array_value_get_nth (v, 0)));
     }
 
-  v = (* query_func) (_gtk_css_style_property_get_id (GTK_CSS_STYLE_PROPERTY (_gtk_style_property_lookup ("-gtk-dpi"))), query_data);
-  dpi = _gtk_css_number_value_get (v, 96);
   v = (* query_func) (_gtk_css_style_property_get_id (GTK_CSS_STYLE_PROPERTY (_gtk_style_property_lookup ("font-size"))), query_data);
   if (v)
-    pango_font_description_set_size (description, round (_gtk_css_number_value_get (v, 100) * PANGO_SCALE * 72 / dpi));
+    pango_font_description_set_absolute_size (description, round (_gtk_css_number_value_get (v, 100) * PANGO_SCALE));
 
   v = (* query_func) (_gtk_css_style_property_get_id (GTK_CSS_STYLE_PROPERTY (_gtk_style_property_lookup ("font-style"))), query_data);
   if (v)