diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp
index 49c9df52..be52c49f 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ void print(
     const uint32_t flags,
     int x,
     int y,
-    const std::string& text,
+    const char* text,
     const uint8_t r,
     const uint8_t g,
     const uint8_t b
@@ -1239,9 +1239,8 @@ void print(
     }
 
     int position = 0;
-    const char* str = text.c_str(); // TODO no std::string
     uint32_t codepoint;
-    while ((codepoint = UTF8_next(&str)))
+    while ((codepoint = UTF8_next(&text)))
     {
         position += font::print_char(
             pf.font_sel,
@@ -1257,6 +1256,20 @@ void print(
     }
 }
 
+void print(
+    const uint32_t flags,
+    int x,
+    int y,
+    const std::string& text,
+    const uint8_t r,
+    const uint8_t g,
+    const uint8_t b
+)
+{
+    // Just a std::string overload for now because it's more .c_str() to add than I'm comfortable with...
+    print(flags, x, y, text.c_str(), r, g, b);
+}
+
 int print_wrap(
     uint32_t flags,
     const int x,
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Font.h b/desktop_version/src/Font.h
index b768796e..d4524183 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Font.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Font.h
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ bool glyph_dimensions(uint32_t flags, uint8_t* glyph_w, uint8_t* glyph_h);
 int len(uint32_t flags, const std::string& t);
 int height(const uint32_t flags);
 
+void print(
+    uint32_t flags,
+    int x,
+    int y,
+    const char* text,
+    uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b
+);
+
+// std::string overload for only font::print (use .c_str() for the others)
 void print(
     uint32_t flags,
     int x,