diff --git a/Clients/WindowsFormsDemo/EncodingOptionsForm.cs b/Clients/WindowsFormsDemo/EncodingOptionsForm.cs
index 3e80f9ef..cb6e2b26 100644
--- a/Clients/WindowsFormsDemo/EncodingOptionsForm.cs
+++ b/Clients/WindowsFormsDemo/EncodingOptionsForm.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public EncodingOptionsForm()
 
             cmbRenderer.Items.Add(typeof(BitmapRenderer));
             cmbRenderer.Items.Add(typeof(CustomBitmapRenderer));
+            cmbRenderer.Items.Add(typeof(AlternateBitmapRenderer));
             cmbRenderer.SelectedItem = typeof(BitmapRenderer);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.CoreCompat.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.CoreCompat.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
index 4de26e66..c6b3e3c6 100644
--- a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.CoreCompat.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
+++ b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.CoreCompat.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public Bitmap Render(BitMatrix matrix, BarcodeFormat format, string content, Enc
                     {
                         var textAreaHeight = font.Height;
 
-                        emptyArea = height + 10 > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
+                        emptyArea = height > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
 
                         if (emptyArea > 0)
                         {
diff --git a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Eto.Forms/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Eto.Forms/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
index f3fc974a..4054a5a9 100644
--- a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Eto.Forms/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
+++ b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Eto.Forms/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public Bitmap Render(BitMatrix matrix, BarcodeFormat format, string content, Enc
             {
                 var textAreaHeight = (int)font.LineHeight;
 
-                emptyArea = height + 10 > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
+                emptyArea = height > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
             }
 
             // output content text below the barcode
diff --git a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.SkiaSharp/Renderer/SKBitmapRenderer.cs b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.SkiaSharp/Renderer/SKBitmapRenderer.cs
index e142341f..eec9912b 100644
--- a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.SkiaSharp/Renderer/SKBitmapRenderer.cs
+++ b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.SkiaSharp/Renderer/SKBitmapRenderer.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public SKBitmap Render(BitMatrix matrix, BarcodeFormat format, string content, E
                 var backcolor = (uint) Background;
                 var textAreaHeight = (int) (TextSize < 1 ? 10 : TextSize);
 
-                emptyArea = outputContent && height + 10 > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
+                emptyArea = outputContent && height > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
 
                 for (int y = 0; y < matrix.Height - emptyArea; y++)
                 {
diff --git a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Windows.Compatibility/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Windows.Compatibility/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
index 4df7a948..fe6969d5 100644
--- a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Windows.Compatibility/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
+++ b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.Windows.Compatibility/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ virtual public Bitmap Render(BitMatrix matrix, BarcodeFormat format, string cont
                     {
                         var textAreaHeight = font.Height;
 
-                        emptyArea = height + 10 > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
+                        emptyArea = height > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
 
                         if (emptyArea > 0)
                         {
diff --git a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.ZKWeb.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.ZKWeb.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
index 98b20360..669dac76 100644
--- a/Source/Bindings/ZXing.ZKWeb.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
+++ b/Source/Bindings/ZXing.ZKWeb.System.Drawing/Rendering/BitmapRenderer.cs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public System.DrawingCore.Bitmap Render(BitMatrix matrix, BarcodeFormat format,
                     {
                         var textAreaHeight = font.Height;
 
-                        emptyArea = height + 10 > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
+                        emptyArea = height > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
 
                         if (emptyArea > 0)
                         {
diff --git a/Source/lib/renderer/BitmapRenderer.cs b/Source/lib/renderer/BitmapRenderer.cs
index 1f735b06..615c94c5 100644
--- a/Source/lib/renderer/BitmapRenderer.cs
+++ b/Source/lib/renderer/BitmapRenderer.cs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ virtual public Bitmap Render(BitMatrix matrix, BarcodeFormat format, string cont
                         var textAreaHeight = font.Height;
 #endif
 
-                        emptyArea = height + 10 > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
+                        emptyArea = height > textAreaHeight ? textAreaHeight : 0;
 
                         if (emptyArea > 0)
                         {