diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/lcdprint_hd44780.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/lcdprint_hd44780.cpp
index 48f5f97133..b05a8e81d9 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/lcdprint_hd44780.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/lcdprint_hd44780.cpp
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ int lcd_put_lchar_max(const lchar_t &c, const pixel_len_t max_length) {
  * @param cb_read_byte : the callback function to read one byte from the utf8_str (from RAM or ROM)
  * @param max_length : the pixel length of the string allowed (or number of slots in HD44780)
  *
- * @return the number of pixels advanced
+ * @return the number of characters emitted
  *
  * Draw a UTF-8 string
  */
diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/marlinui_HD44780.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/marlinui_HD44780.cpp
index b59ec150a1..897070c4dd 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/marlinui_HD44780.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/marlinui_HD44780.cpp
@@ -1212,7 +1212,8 @@ void MarlinUI::draw_status_screen() {
   void MenuEditItemBase::draw(const bool sel, const uint8_t row, FSTR_P const ftpl, const char * const inStr, const bool pgm) {
     const uint8_t vlen = inStr ? (pgm ? utf8_strlen_P(inStr) : utf8_strlen(inStr)) : 0;
     lcd_put_lchar(0, row, sel ? LCD_STR_ARROW_RIGHT[0] : ' ');
-    uint8_t n = lcd_put_u8str(ftpl, itemIndex, itemStringC, itemStringF, LCD_WIDTH - 2 - vlen);
+    uint8_t n = LCD_WIDTH - 2 - vlen;
+    n -= lcd_put_u8str(ftpl, itemIndex, itemStringC, itemStringF, n);
     if (vlen) {
       lcd_put_u8str(F(":"));
       for (; n; --n) lcd_put_u8str(F(" "));
diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/TFTGLCD/lcdprint_TFTGLCD.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/TFTGLCD/lcdprint_TFTGLCD.cpp
index e681ff0a91..666ad2bbc1 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/TFTGLCD/lcdprint_TFTGLCD.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/TFTGLCD/lcdprint_TFTGLCD.cpp
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ int lcd_put_lchar_max(const lchar_t &c, const pixel_len_t max_length) {
  * @param cb_read_byte : the callback function to read one byte from the utf8_str (from RAM or ROM)
  * @param max_length : the pixel length of the string allowed (or number of slots in HD44780)
  *
- * @return the number of pixels advanced
+ * @return the number of characters emitted
  *
  * Draw a UTF-8 string
  */
diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/lcdprint_u8g.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/lcdprint_u8g.cpp
index ea0db357b6..a615c21766 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/lcdprint_u8g.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/lcdprint_u8g.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void lcd_moveto(const lcd_uint_t col, const lcd_uint_t row) { u8g.setPrintPos(co
 void lcd_put_int(const int i) { u8g.print(i); }
 
 // return < 0 on error
-// return the advanced pixels
+// return the number of pixels advanced
 int lcd_put_lchar_max(const lchar_t &c, const pixel_len_t max_length) {
   if (c < 256) {
     u8g.print((char)c);
diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/lcdprint.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/lcdprint.cpp
index 162f01a12c..912344c14f 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/lcdprint.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/lcdprint.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
  *   ~ displays  '1'....'11' for indexes 0 - 10
  *   * displays 'E1'...'E11' for indexes 0 - 10 (By default. Uses LCD_FIRST_TOOL)
  *   @ displays an axis name such as XYZUVW, or E for an extruder
+ *
+ * Return the given maxlen minus the number of characters emitted, i.e., the number of unused columns
  */
 lcd_uint_t lcd_put_u8str_P(PGM_P const ptpl, const int8_t ind, const char *cstr/*=nullptr*/, FSTR_P const fstr/*=nullptr*/, const lcd_uint_t maxlen/*=LCD_WIDTH*/) {
   const uint8_t prop = USE_WIDE_GLYPH ? 2 : 1;