diff --git a/src/shapes/itext.class.js b/src/shapes/itext.class.js
index 13c1c844..bcf27cc4 100644
--- a/src/shapes/itext.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/itext.class.js
@@ -718,11 +718,11 @@
         additionalSpace = this._getWidthOfCharSpacing();
         chars = _char.split('');
         charWidth = 0;
-        for (var j = 0, len = chars.length, char; j < len; j++) {
-          char = chars[j];
-          shouldFill && ctx.fillText(char, left + charWidth, top);
-          shouldStroke && ctx.strokeText(char, left + charWidth, top);
-          _charWidth = ctx.measureText(char).width + additionalSpace;
+        for (var j = 0, len = chars.length, jChar; j < len; j++) {
+          jChar = chars[j];
+          shouldFill && ctx.fillText(jChar, left + charWidth, top);
+          shouldStroke && ctx.strokeText(jChar, left + charWidth, top);
+          _charWidth = ctx.measureText(jChar).width + additionalSpace;
           charWidth += _charWidth > 0 ? _charWidth : 0;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/shapes/text.class.js b/src/shapes/text.class.js
index dd4dd16e..f3770fad 100644
--- a/src/shapes/text.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/text.class.js
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
      */
     _renderChars: function(method, ctx, chars, left, top) {
       // remove Text word from method var
-      var shortM = method.slice(0, -4), char, width;
+      var shortM = method.slice(0, -4), _char, width;
       if (this[shortM].toLive) {
         var offsetX = -this.width / 2 + this[shortM].offsetX || 0,
             offsetY = -this.height / 2 + this[shortM].offsetY || 0;
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@
         chars = chars.split('');
         for (var i = 0, len = chars.length; i < len; i++) {
           char = chars[i];
-          width = ctx.measureText(char).width + additionalSpace;
-          ctx[method](char, left, top);
+          width = ctx.measureText(_char).width + additionalSpace;
+          ctx[method](_char, left, top);
           left += width > 0 ? width : 0;
         }
       }