diff --git a/src/town_cmd.cpp b/src/town_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/town_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/town_cmd.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void Town::UpdateVirtCoord()
 	SetDParam(1, this->cache.population);
 	this->cache.sign.UpdatePosition(pt.x, pt.y - 24 * ZOOM_LVL_BASE,
 		_settings_client.gui.population_in_label ? STR_VIEWPORT_TOWN_POP : STR_VIEWPORT_TOWN,
-		STR_VIEWPORT_TOWN);
+		STR_VIEWPORT_TOWN_TINY_WHITE);
 
 	_viewport_sign_kdtree.Insert(ViewportSignKdtreeItem::MakeTown(this->index));
 
diff --git a/src/viewport.cpp b/src/viewport.cpp
--- a/src/viewport.cpp
+++ b/src/viewport.cpp
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ void ViewportAddString(const DrawPixelIn
 		int shadow_offset = 0;
 		if (string_small_shadow != STR_NULL) {
 			shadow_offset = 4;
-			AddStringToDraw(sign->center - sign_half_width + shadow_offset, sign->top, string_small_shadow, params_1, params_2, INVALID_COLOUR, sign->width_small);
+			AddStringToDraw(sign->center - sign_half_width + shadow_offset, sign->top, string_small_shadow, params_1, params_2, INVALID_COLOUR, sign->width_small | 0x8000);
 		}
 		AddStringToDraw(sign->center - sign_half_width, sign->top - shadow_offset, string_small, params_1, params_2,
 				colour, sign->width_small | 0x8000);
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ static void ViewportDrawStrings(ZoomLeve
 			}
 		}
 
-		DrawString(x + WidgetDimensions::scaled.fullbevel.left, x + w - 1 - WidgetDimensions::scaled.fullbevel.right, y + WidgetDimensions::scaled.fullbevel.top, ss.string, colour, SA_HOR_CENTER);
+		DrawString(x + WidgetDimensions::scaled.fullbevel.left, x + w - 1 - WidgetDimensions::scaled.fullbevel.right, y + WidgetDimensions::scaled.fullbevel.top, ss.string, colour, SA_HOR_CENTER, false, small ? FS_SMALL : FS_NORMAL);
 	}
 }