diff --git a/src/core/graphics.rs b/src/core/graphics.rs
index fc30593..4fab16f 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics.rs
+++ b/src/core/graphics.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use std::io::Read;
 use std::iter;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr;
-use xkeysym::Keysym;
 
 fn convert_gray_to_bgrx(mut dest: ImgRefMut<BGRA<u8>>, src: ImgRef<u8>, fg_color: BGR<f32>)
 {
@@ -78,8 +77,8 @@ pub struct Graphics<D: Display> {
     disp: D,
     fonts: Vec<(String, freetype::FT_Long)>,
     fontbufs: Vec<Vec<u8>>,
-    labels: HashMap<Keysym, ImgVec<u8>>,
-    sublabels: HashMap<Keysym, ImgVec<u8>>,
+    labels: HashMap<String, ImgVec<u8>>,
+    sublabels: HashMap<String, ImgVec<u8>>,
     ft: AtomicPtr<freetype::FT_LibraryRec_>,
 
     x_scale: f64,
@@ -87,103 +86,54 @@ pub struct Graphics<D: Display> {
 }
 
 struct Label<'a> {
-    sym: Keysym,
     label: &'a str,
     secondary: bool,
     small: bool,
 }
 
-const LABELS: [Label; 43] = [
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Greek_MU, label: "\u{039C}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::emdash, label: "\u{2014}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::endash, label: "\u{2013}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::ellipsis, label: "\u{2026}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::leftsinglequotemark, label: "\u{2018}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::rightsinglequotemark, label: "\u{2019}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::leftdoublequotemark, label: "\u{201C}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::rightdoublequotemark, label: "\u{201D}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::permille, label: "\u{2030}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::singlelowquotemark, label: "\u{201A}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::doublelowquotemark, label: "\u{201E}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::OE, label: "\u{0152}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::oe, label: "\u{0153}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::BackSpace, label: "\u{232B}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Tab, label: "\u{2B7E}",
+const LABELS: [Label; 21] = [
+    Label { label: "Alt",
             secondary: true, small: true, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Return, label: "\u{23CE}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Escape, label: "Esc",
+    Label { label: "Ctrl",
             secondary: true, small: true, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Home, label: "\u{21E4}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Left, label: "\u{2190}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Up, label: "\u{2191}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Right, label: "\u{2192}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Down, label: "\u{2193}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Page_Up, label: "\u{21D1}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Page_Down, label: "\u{21D3}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::End, label: "\u{21E5}",
-            secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Insert, label: "Ins",
+    Label { label: "Esc",
             secondary: true, small: true, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F1, label: "F1",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F2, label: "F2",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F3, label: "F3",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F4, label: "F4",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F5, label: "F5",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F6, label: "F6",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F7, label: "F7",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F8, label: "F8",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F9, label: "F9",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F10, label: "F10",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F11, label: "F11",
+    Label { label: "F11",
             secondary: false, small: true, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::F12, label: "F12",
+    Label { label: "F12",
             secondary: false, small: true, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Shift_L, label: "\u{21E7}",
+    Label { label: "Fn",
+            secondary: true, small: true, },
+    Label { label: "Ins",
+            secondary: true, small: true, },
+    Label { label: "\u{2190}", // LEFTWARDS ARROW
             secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Control_L, label: "Ctrl",
-            secondary: true, small: true, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Alt_L, label: "Alt",
-            secondary: true, small: true, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::Delete, label: "\u{2326}",
+    Label { label: "\u{2191}", // UPWARDS ARROW
             secondary: true, small: false, },
-    Label { sym: Keysym::XF86_Fn, label: "Fn",
+    Label { label: "\u{2192}", // RIGHTWARDS ARROW
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{2193}", // DOWNWARDS ARROW
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{21D1}", // UPWARDS DOUBLE ARROW
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{21D3}", // DOWNWARDS DOUBLE ARROW
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{21E4}", // LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{21E5}", // RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{21E7}", // UPWARDS WHITE ARROW
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{2326}", // ERASE TO THE RIGHT
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{232B}", // ERASE TO THE LEFT
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{23CE}", // RETURN SYMBOL
+            secondary: true, small: false, },
+    Label { label: "\u{2423}", // OPEN BOX
+            secondary: true, small: true, },
+    Label { label: "\u{2B7E}", // HORIZONTAL TAB KEY
             secondary: true, small: true, },
-            /*
-    Label { sym: Keysym::approxeq, label: "\u{2248}",
-            secondary: false, small: false, },
-            */
 ];
 
 const ANCHORS: [(Anchor, Anchor); 8] = [
@@ -250,29 +200,9 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn keysym_to_label(sym: Keysym) -> String
+    fn is_label_small(label: &str) -> bool
     {
-        let res = LABELS.binary_search_by_key(&sym, |&Label { sym, .. }| sym);
-        if let Ok(idx) = res {
-            return String::from(LABELS[idx].label);
-        }
-
-        // The ! symbol is bitwise NOT.
-        match char::from_u32(sym.raw() & !0x01000000) {
-            Some(c) => {
-                let mut label = String::new();
-                label.push(c);
-                label
-            },
-            None => {
-                format!("U+{}", sym.raw())
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn is_keysym_small(sym: Keysym) -> bool
-    {
-        match LABELS.binary_search_by_key(&sym, |&Label { sym, .. }| sym) {
+        match LABELS.binary_search_by_key(&label, |&Label { label, .. }| label) {
             Ok(idx) => LABELS[idx].small,
             Err(_) => false,
         }
@@ -367,7 +297,12 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
                         * metrics.x_ppem as usize
                         / units_per_em as usize;
 
-        let stride = metrics.max_advance as usize / 64 * (text.len() - 1) + glyph_width;
+        let stride = if text.is_empty() {
+            1
+        } else {
+            metrics.max_advance as usize / 64 * (text.len() - 1) + glyph_width
+        };
+
         let height = (metrics.ascender - metrics.descender) as usize / 64;
 
         let vec: Vec<u8> = vec![0; stride * height];
@@ -424,19 +359,17 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
      * table cannot be mutable at the same time, this cannot be abstracted to a
      * mutable self and mutable hash table.
      */
-    fn rasterize_label(&mut self, size: f64, sym: Keysym)
+    fn rasterize_label(&mut self, size: f64, label: &str)
     {
-        if !self.labels.contains_key(&sym) {
-            let label = Self::keysym_to_label(sym);
-
-            let size = if Self::is_keysym_small(sym) {
+        if !self.labels.contains_key(label) {
+            let size = if Self::is_label_small(label) {
                 size * 0.75
             } else {
                 size
             };
 
-            let img = self.rasterize_text(size, &label);
-            self.labels.insert(sym, img);
+            let img = self.rasterize_text(size, label);
+            self.labels.insert(String::from(label), img);
         }
     }
 
@@ -449,23 +382,21 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
      * table cannot be mutable at the same time, this cannot be abstracted to a
      * mutable self and mutable hash table.
      */
-    fn rasterize_sublabel(&mut self, size: f64, sym: Keysym)
+    fn rasterize_sublabel(&mut self, size: f64, label: &str)
     {
-        if !self.sublabels.contains_key(&sym) {
-            let label = Self::keysym_to_label(sym);
-
-            let size = if Self::is_keysym_small(sym) {
+        if !self.sublabels.contains_key(label) {
+            let size = if Self::is_label_small(label) {
                 size * 0.75
             } else {
                 size
             };
 
-            let img = self.rasterize_text(size, &label);
-            self.sublabels.insert(sym, img);
+            let img = self.rasterize_text(size, label);
+            self.sublabels.insert(String::from(label), img);
         }
     }
 
-    fn rasterize_labels(&mut self, layout: &Layout, mod_state: &[ModState])
+    fn rasterize_labels(&mut self, layout: &Layout)
     {
         self.labels = HashMap::new();
         self.sublabels = HashMap::new();
@@ -478,23 +409,23 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
             self.sublabels.reserve(row.len() * 8);
 
             for key in row {
-                let sym = key.parts[0].display_symbol(mod_state);
-                self.rasterize_label(label_size, sym);
+                let label = key.parts[0].display_label();
+                self.rasterize_label(label_size, label);
 
                 for part in &key.parts[1..] {
-                    let sym = part.display_symbol(mod_state);
-                    self.rasterize_sublabel(sublabel_size, sym);
+                    let label = part.display_label();
+                    self.rasterize_sublabel(sublabel_size, label);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    fn draw_label_part(labels: &HashMap<Keysym, ImgVec<u8>>,
+    fn draw_label_part(labels: &HashMap<String, ImgVec<u8>>,
                        x_anchor: Anchor, y_anchor: Anchor,
                        img: &mut ImgRefMut<BGRA<u8>>,
-                       sym: Keysym, fg_color: BGR<f32>)
+                       label: &str, fg_color: BGR<f32>)
     {
-        let src = labels.get(&sym)
+        let src = labels.get(label)
                         .expect("Layout and size should be set before drawing");
 
         let x = match x_anchor {
@@ -545,7 +476,8 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
             return color_sublabel;
         }
 
-        let res = LABELS.binary_search_by_key(&part.sym(), |&Label { sym, .. }| sym);
+        let label = part.display_label();
+        let res = LABELS.binary_search_by_key(&label, |&Label { label, .. }| label);
         if let Ok(idx) = res {
             if LABELS[idx].secondary {
                 return color_sublabel;
@@ -555,8 +487,8 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
         color_label
     }
 
-    fn draw_key(labels: &HashMap<Keysym, ImgVec<u8>>,
-                sublabels: &HashMap<Keysym, ImgVec<u8>>,
+    fn draw_key(labels: &HashMap<String, ImgVec<u8>>,
+                sublabels: &HashMap<String, ImgVec<u8>>,
                 x_scale: f64, y_scale: f64,
                 img: &mut ImgRefMut<BGRA<u8>>,
                 key: &Key, mod_state: &[ModState])
@@ -589,15 +521,15 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
         }
 
         let color = Self::keypart_to_color(&key.parts[0], false, mod_state);
-        let sym = key.parts[0].display_symbol(mod_state);
+        let label = key.parts[0].display_label();
         Self::draw_label_part(labels, Anchor::Center, Anchor::Center,
-                              &mut keyimg, sym, color);
+                              &mut keyimg, label, color);
 
         for i in 0..8 {
             let color = Self::keypart_to_color(&key.parts[i + 1], true, mod_state);
-            let sym = key.parts[i + 1].display_symbol(mod_state);
+            let label = key.parts[i + 1].display_label();
             Self::draw_label_part(sublabels, ANCHORS[i].0, ANCHORS[i].1,
-                                  &mut keyimg, sym, color);
+                                  &mut keyimg, label, color);
         }
     }
 
@@ -653,7 +585,7 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
 
     pub fn change_layout(&mut self, layout: &Layout, mod_state: &[ModState])
     {
-        self.rasterize_labels(layout, mod_state);
+        self.rasterize_labels(layout);
         self.draw(layout, mod_state);
     }
 
@@ -664,7 +596,7 @@ impl<D: Display> Graphics<D> {
         self.x_scale = width as f64 / layout.width();
         self.y_scale = height as f64 / layout.height();
 
-        self.rasterize_labels(layout, mod_state);
+        self.rasterize_labels(layout);
 
         self.disp.resize(width, height);
         self.draw(layout, mod_state);