diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/system/framerate/FramerateCounter.hx b/source/funkin/backend/system/framerate/FramerateCounter.hx
index 55cc0f97..f5270051 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/system/framerate/FramerateCounter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/system/framerate/FramerateCounter.hx
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ class FramerateCounter extends Sprite {
 		fpsLabel.x = fpsNum.x + fpsNum.width;
 		fpsLabel.y = (fpsNum.y + fpsNum.height) - fpsLabel.height;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/source/funkin/menus/ui/Alphabet.hx b/source/funkin/menus/ui/Alphabet.hx
index c885898e..f147d240 100644
--- a/source/funkin/menus/ui/Alphabet.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/menus/ui/Alphabet.hx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSpriteGroup
 	public var targetY:Float = 0;
 	public var isMenuItem:Bool = false;
 
-	public var text:String = "";
+	public var text(default, set):String = "";
 
 	var _finalText:String = "";
 	var _curText:String = "";
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSpriteGroup
 		return super.set_color(c);
 	}
 
+	private function set_text(v:String):String {
+		text = v;
+
+                while (members.length > 0) {
+			var character = members[0];
+                        remove(character, true);
+                        character.destroy();
+		}
+
+		if (text != "") {
+			if (typed)
+				startTypedText();
+			else
+				addText();
+                }
+		return v;
+	}
+
 	// TODO: fix this shit refreshing
 	public function refreshAlphabetXML(path:String) {
 		AlphaCharacter.__alphaPath = path;
@@ -84,7 +102,6 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSpriteGroup
 	{
 		super(x, y);
 
-		_finalText = this.text = text;
 		isBold = bold;
 
 		var alphabetPath = Paths.xml("alphabet");
@@ -111,17 +128,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSpriteGroup
 		}
 		#end
 
-		if (text != "")
-		{
-			if (typed)
-			{
-				startTypedText();
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				addText();
-			}
-		}
+		_finalText = this.text = text;
 	}
 
 	public function addText()