diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index fff9dbee8..371ac06bf 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,14 @@ static void readlevelheader(MYFILE *f, INT32 num)
 			word2 = tmp += 2;
 			i = atoi(word2); // used for numerical settings
 
+
+			if (fastcmp(word, "LEVELNAME"))
+			{
+				deh_strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->lvlttl, word2,
+					sizeof(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->lvlttl), va("Level header %d: levelname", num));
+				strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->selectheading, word2, sizeof(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->selectheading)); // not deh_ so only complains once
+				continue;
+			}
 			// CHEAP HACK: move this over here for lowercase subtitles
 			if (fastcmp(word, "SUBTITLE"))
 			{
@@ -1344,12 +1352,6 @@ static void readlevelheader(MYFILE *f, INT32 num)
 			}
 
 			// Strings that can be truncated
-			else if (fastcmp(word, "LEVELNAME"))
-			{
-				deh_strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->lvlttl, word2,
-					sizeof(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->lvlttl), va("Level header %d: levelname", num));
-				strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->selectheading, word2, sizeof(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->selectheading)); // not deh_ so only complains once
-			}
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "SELECTHEADING"))
 			{
 				deh_strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->selectheading, word2,
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 63caaa15c..dd630ab66 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -4031,7 +4031,7 @@ char *G_BuildMapTitle(INT32 mapnum)
 		len += strlen(mapheaderinfo[mapnum-1]->lvlttl);
 		if (!(mapheaderinfo[mapnum-1]->levelflags & LF_NOZONE))
 		{
-			zonetext = M_GetText("ZONE");
+			zonetext = M_GetText("Zone");
 			len += strlen(zonetext) + 1;	// ' ' + zonetext
 		}
 		if (actnum > 0)
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.h b/src/hu_stuff.h
index 55b61d4b7..9936232ff 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.h
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 // Level title font
 #define LT_FONTSTART '!' // the first font characters
-#define LT_FONTEND 'Z' // the last font characters
+#define LT_FONTEND 'z' // the last font characters
 #define LT_FONTSIZE (LT_FONTEND - LT_FONTSTART + 1)
 
 #define CRED_FONTSTART '!' // the first font character
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 3fbee27e4..475886097 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ void ST_drawLevelTitle(tic_t titletime)
 		lvlttlxpos -= V_LevelActNumWidth(actnum);
 
 	ttlnumxpos = lvlttlxpos + V_LevelNameWidth(lvlttl);
-	zonexpos = ttlnumxpos - V_LevelNameWidth(M_GetText("ZONE"));
+	zonexpos = ttlnumxpos - V_LevelNameWidth(M_GetText("Zone"));
 	ttlnumxpos++;
 
 	if (lvlttlxpos < 0)
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ void ST_drawLevelTitle(tic_t titletime)
 	else
 	{
 		fixed_t z = ((titletime - 105)<<FRACBITS)/7;
-		INT32 zoneh = V_LevelNameHeight(M_GetText("ZONE"));
+		INT32 zoneh = V_LevelNameHeight(M_GetText("Zone"));
 		zoney = (MIDZONEY + zoneh - MIDDIFF)*(FRACUNIT - z) - (zoneh<<FRACBITS);
 		lvlttly = ((MIDTTLY + MIDDIFF)<<FRACBITS) + ((200 - (MIDTTLY + MIDDIFF))*z);
 	}
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ void ST_drawLevelTitle(tic_t titletime)
 	V_DrawLevelTitle(lvlttlxpos, lvlttly, V_PERPLAYER, lvlttl);
 
 	if (!(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->levelflags & LF_NOZONE))
-		V_DrawLevelTitle(zonexpos, zoney, V_PERPLAYER, M_GetText("ZONE"));
+		V_DrawLevelTitle(zonexpos, zoney, V_PERPLAYER, M_GetText("Zone"));
 
 	if (lvlttly+48 < 200)
 		V_DrawCenteredString(subttlxpos, lvlttly+48, V_PERPLAYER|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, subttl);
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 44e80c9f5..de03fdfc4 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ void V_DrawLevelTitle(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		c = toupper(*ch) - LT_FONTSTART;
+		c = *ch - LT_FONTSTART;
 		if (c < 0 || c >= LT_FONTSIZE || !lt_font[c])
 		{
 			cx += 16*dupx;
@@ -2934,7 +2934,7 @@ INT32 V_LevelNameWidth(const char *string)
 	{
 		if (string[i] & 0x80)
 			continue;
-		c = toupper(string[i]) - LT_FONTSTART;
+		c = string[i] - LT_FONTSTART;
 		if (c < 0 || c >= LT_FONTSIZE || !lt_font[c])
 			w += 16;
 		else
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@ INT32 V_LevelNameHeight(const char *string)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < strlen(string); i++)
 	{
-		c = toupper(string[i]) - LT_FONTSTART;
+		c = string[i] - LT_FONTSTART;
 		if (c < 0 || c >= LT_FONTSIZE || !lt_font[c])
 			continue;