diff --git a/nano_gui.cpp b/nano_gui.cpp
index da53b43..f10bf97 100644
--- a/nano_gui.cpp
+++ b/nano_gui.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ struct Point ts_point;
 /*
  * This formats the frequency given in f 
  */
-void formatFreq(uint32_t freq, char* buff, uint16_t buff_size) {
+void formatFreq(uint32_t freq, char* buff, uint16_t buff_size, uint8_t fixed_width)
+{
   memset(buff, 0, buff_size);
 
   ultoa(freq, buff, DEC);
@@ -20,10 +21,20 @@ void formatFreq(uint32_t freq, char* buff, uint16_t buff_size) {
   const uint8_t num_leading_digits_raw = num_digits % 3;
   const uint8_t num_leading_digits = (0 == num_leading_digits_raw) ? 3 : num_leading_digits_raw;
 
-  if(0 == num_spacers){
-    return;
+  if(0 < fixed_width){
+    while(0 < fixed_width - num_digits - num_spacers){
+      if(0 == fixed_width % 4){
+        buff[0] = '\x81';//separator size
+      }
+      else{
+        buff[0] = '\x80';//digit size
+      }
+      --fixed_width;
+      ++buff;
+    }
   }
 
+  ultoa(freq, buff, DEC);
   buff += num_leading_digits;
   num_digits -= num_leading_digits;
   for(int i = num_digits-1; i >= 0; --i){
diff --git a/nano_gui.h b/nano_gui.h
index e85d493..0826ee1 100644
--- a/nano_gui.h
+++ b/nano_gui.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void displayFillrect(unsigned int x,unsigned int y,unsigned int w,unsigned int h
 void displayChar(int16_t x, int16_t y, unsigned char c, uint16_t color, uint16_t bg);
 void displayText(char *text, int x1, int y1, int w, int h, int color, int background, int border);
 
-void formatFreq(uint32_t freq, char* buff, uint16_t buff_size);
+void formatFreq(uint32_t freq, char* buff, uint16_t buff_size, uint8_t fixed_width = 0);
 
 /* touch functions */
 boolean readTouch();