diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 17e8be4..0183c06 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ export default class TinySDF {
         // The integer/pixel part of the alignment is encoded in metrics.glyphTop/glyphLeft
         // The remainder is implicitly encoded in the rasterization
         const glyphTop = Math.ceil(actualBoundingBoxAscent);
-        const glyphLeft = Math.floor(actualBoundingBoxLeft);
+        // actualBoundingBoxLeft is positive when ink extends LEFT of the origin (per spec),
+        // so negate to get the ink's left edge in canvas x-coords (positive = right of origin)
+        const glyphLeft = Math.floor(-actualBoundingBoxLeft);
 
         // If the glyph overflows the canvas size, it will be clipped at the bottom/right
         const glyphWidth = Math.max(0, Math.min(this.size - this.buffer, Math.ceil(actualBoundingBoxRight) - glyphLeft));
@@ -106,7 +108,10 @@ export default class TinySDF {
         }
 
         edt(gridOuter, 0, 0, width, height, width, this.f, this.v, this.z);
-        edt(gridInner, buffer, buffer, glyphWidth, glyphHeight, width, this.f, this.v, this.z);
+        // Pad the inner EDT region by 1 px so ink pixels touching the bbox edge can see the
+        // outside-ink seeds in the buffer region; clamp to buffer so we don't underflow when buffer=0
+        const pad = Math.min(buffer, 1);
+        edt(gridInner, buffer - pad, buffer - pad, glyphWidth + 2 * pad, glyphHeight + 2 * pad, width, this.f, this.v, this.z);
 
         // encode signed distance as a byte: inside the glyph maps to high values, outside to low,
         // with the edge gradient spanning [-radius * cutoff, radius * (1 - cutoff)] pixels around the edge;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/1-metrics.json b/test/fixtures/1-metrics.json
index 09dbeec..150a6cc 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/1-metrics.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/1-metrics.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "width": 48,
-  "actualBoundingBoxLeft": 1.82421875,
-  "actualBoundingBoxRight": 45.2646484375,
-  "actualBoundingBoxAscent": 39.2158203125,
-  "actualBoundingBoxDescent": 4.6083984375,
+  "width": 48.2197265625,
+  "actualBoundingBoxLeft": 1.8720703125,
+  "actualBoundingBoxRight": 45.263671875,
+  "actualBoundingBoxAscent": 39.16796875,
+  "actualBoundingBoxDescent": 4.65625,
   "emHeightAscent": 51,
   "emHeightDescent": 17,
   "alphabeticBaseline": 14.0390625
diff --git a/test/fixtures/1-out.json b/test/fixtures/1-out.json
index afd3b5e..7bdeb29 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/1-out.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/1-out.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "width": 51,
+  "width": 54,
   "height": 51,
-  "glyphWidth": 45,
+  "glyphWidth": 48,
   "glyphHeight": 45,
   "glyphTop": 40,
-  "glyphLeft": 1,
-  "glyphAdvance": 48
+  "glyphLeft": -2,
+  "glyphAdvance": 48.2197265625
 }
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/1-raw.png b/test/fixtures/1-raw.png
index 9b67378..12891f0 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/1-raw.png and b/test/fixtures/1-raw.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/1-sdf.png b/test/fixtures/1-sdf.png
index bbb6da2..a21bad3 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/1-sdf.png and b/test/fixtures/1-sdf.png differ
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 490651c..8ccbcfe 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ test('does not return negative-width glyphs', () => {
     // stub these because they vary across environments
     sdf.ctx.measureText = () => ({
         width: 0,
-        actualBoundingBoxLeft: 23.3759765625,
+        actualBoundingBoxLeft: -23.3759765625,
         actualBoundingBoxRight: -17.6162109375,
         actualBoundingBoxAscent: 20.2080078125,
         actualBoundingBoxDescent: -14.51953125,