diff --git a/buildglyphs.patel b/buildglyphs.patel
index 985c8a4..6486696 100644
--- a/buildglyphs.patel
+++ b/buildglyphs.patel
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ define [buildFont para recursive] : begin
 	define KAPPA_RHOOK : fallback para.kappa_rhook KAPPA_HOOK
 	define TAILADJX : WIDTH * 0.2
 	define TAILADJY : XH * 0.25
-	define ILBALANCE : LONGJUT * 0.04
-	define JBALANCE : fallback para.jbalance (STROKE / 2 + ILBALANCE)
+	define LBALANCE : LONGJUT * 0.04
+	define IBALANCE : fallback para.ibalance (-LONGJUT * 0.04)
+	define JBALANCE : fallback para.jbalance (STROKE / 2 + LBALANCE)
 	define TBALANCE : fallback para.tbalance JBALANCE
 	define TBALANCE2 : fallback para.tbalance2 TBALANCE
 	define RBALANCE : fallback para.rbalance (JBALANCE * 0.3)
diff --git a/glyphs/latin-basic-lower.patel b/glyphs/latin-basic-lower.patel
index 23df101..e003c73 100644
--- a/glyphs/latin-basic-lower.patel
+++ b/glyphs/latin-basic-lower.patel
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ create-glyph 'dotlessi.serifed' : glyph-construction
 	dont-export
 	include eMarks
 	
-	local balance ILBALANCE
+	local balance IBALANCE
 	include : create-stroke
 		:.start-from (MIDDLE + balance) 0
 		:.heads-to UPWARD
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ create-glyph 'dotlessi.serifed' : glyph-construction
 	include : leftwardBottomSerif MIDDLE 0 LONGJUT
 
 create-glyph 'dotlessi.italic' : glyph-construction
-	local left : MIDDLE - HALFSTROKE
+	local left : [mix SB RIGHTSB 0.48] - HALFSTROKE * CORRECTION_HX
 	local right : mix SB RIGHTSB 1.1
 	local middle : mix left right 0.55
 	include : spiro
@@ -335,11 +335,11 @@ create-glyph 'dotlessi.italic' : glyph-construction
 		hookend O
 		g4   right (SHOOK * 0.8)
 	include : create-stroke
-		:.start-from (left - LONGJUT + ILBALANCE + HALFSTROKE) XH
+		:.start-from (left - LONGJUT + HALFSTROKE * CORRECTION_HX) XH
 		:.set-width  0 STROKE
 		:.line-to    left XH
 	include eMarks
-	set-anchor 'above' BASE (left + HALFSTROKE) XH
+	set-anchor 'above' BASE (left + HALFSTROKE * CORRECTION_HX) XH
 	set-anchor 'below' BASE middle 0
 
 select-variant 'dotlessi' 0x131 [if para.italicangle 'italic' 'serifed']
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ create-glyph 'l.zshaped' : glyph-construction
 create-glyph 'l.serifed' : glyph-construction
 	include bMarks
 	dont-export
-	local balance ILBALANCE
+	local balance LBALANCE
 	include : create-stroke
 		:.start-from (MIDDLE + balance) 0
 		:.heads-to UPWARD
diff --git a/glyphs/latin-extend-basis.patel b/glyphs/latin-extend-basis.patel
index 7a3435f..2dd1e81 100644
--- a/glyphs/latin-extend-basis.patel
+++ b/glyphs/latin-extend-basis.patel
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ create-glyph 'ifishhook' : glyph-construction
 	assign-unicode 0x27F
 	include pMarks
 	include : VBar MIDDLE DESCENDER (XH - HOOK)
-	include : VerticalHook MIDDLE (XH - HOOK) (-LONGJUT + ILBALANCE) (-HOOK + HALFSTROKE)
-	apply-transform : Translate ILBALANCE 0
+	include : VerticalHook MIDDLE (XH - HOOK) (-LONGJUT + LBALANCE) (-HOOK + HALFSTROKE)
+	apply-transform : Translate LBALANCE 0
 
 create-glyph 'iviby' : glyph-construction
 	assign-unicode 0x285