diff --git a/support/fancytabwidget.cpp b/support/fancytabwidget.cpp
index 55b276840..88493bee8 100644
--- a/support/fancytabwidget.cpp
+++ b/support/fancytabwidget.cpp
@@ -307,12 +307,7 @@ FancyTabBar::FancyTabBar(QWidget *parent, bool text, int iSize, Pos pos)
     , m_pos(pos)
     , m_iconSize(iSize)
 {
-    QFont f(font());
-    if (f.pointSizeF()>=8) {
-        f.setPointSizeF(f.pointSizeF()*0.8);
-        setFont(f);
-    }
-
+    setFont(Utils::smallFont(font()));
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_Hover, true);
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
     setMouseTracking(true); // Needed for hover events
diff --git a/support/utils.cpp b/support/utils.cpp
index 377a5b244..cc81184cc 100644
--- a/support/utils.cpp
+++ b/support/utils.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <utime.h>
 
-QLatin1Char Utils::constDirSep('/');
-QLatin1String Utils::constDirSepStr("/");
+const QLatin1Char Utils::constDirSep('/');
+const QLatin1String Utils::constDirSepStr("/");
 const char * Utils::constDirSepCharStr="/";
 
 static const QLatin1String constHttp("http://");
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void Utils::msleep(int msecs)
 #endif // Q_WS_WIN
 
 // kstandarddirs.h
-extern bool Utils::makeDir(const QString &dir, int mode)
+bool Utils::makeDir(const QString &dir, int mode)
 {
     // we want an absolute path
     if (QDir::isRelativePath(dir)) {
@@ -744,7 +744,28 @@ bool Utils::isDirReadable(const QString &dir)
     #endif
 }
 
-extern int Utils::layoutSpacing(QWidget *w)
+double Utils::smallFontFactor(const QFont &f)
+{
+    double sz=f.pointSizeF();
+    if (sz<7.0) {
+        return 1.0;
+    }
+    if (sz<8.5) {
+        return 0.9;
+    }
+    if (sz<9.0) {
+        return 0.85;
+    }
+    return 0.8;
+}
+
+QFont Utils::smallFont(QFont f)
+{
+    f.setPointSizeF(f.pointSizeF()*smallFontFactor(f));
+    return f;
+}
+
+int Utils::layoutSpacing(QWidget *w)
 {
     int spacing=(w ? w->style() : qApp->style())->layoutSpacing(QSizePolicy::DefaultType, QSizePolicy::DefaultType, Qt::Vertical);
     if (spacing<0) {
@@ -753,7 +774,7 @@ extern int Utils::layoutSpacing(QWidget *w)
     return spacing;
 }
 
-extern bool Utils::isHighDpi()
+bool Utils::isHighDpi()
 {
     static int fontHeight=-1;
     if (-1==fontHeight) {
diff --git a/support/utils.h b/support/utils.h
index b4d0db4c3..5ad5584dd 100644
--- a/support/utils.h
+++ b/support/utils.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QLatin1Char>
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QFont>
 #ifdef ENABLE_KDE_SUPPORT
 #include <KDE/KGlobal>
 #include <KDE/KLocale>
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ class QWidget;
 
 namespace Utils
 {
-    extern QLatin1Char constDirSep;
-    extern QLatin1String constDirSepStr;
+    extern const QLatin1Char constDirSep;
+    extern const QLatin1String constDirSepStr;
     extern const char * constDirSepCharStr;
 
     inline bool equal(double d1, double d2, double precision=0.0001)
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ namespace Utils
     extern void touchFile(const QString &fileName);
     extern bool isDirReadable(const QString &dir);
 
+    extern double smallFontFactor(const QFont &f);
+    extern QFont smallFont(QFont f);
     extern int layoutSpacing(QWidget *w);
     extern bool isHighDpi();
 
diff --git a/widgets/itemview.cpp b/widgets/itemview.cpp
index 340f89729..99e59e689 100644
--- a/widgets/itemview.cpp
+++ b/widgets/itemview.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
                 imageSize=constDevImageSize;
             }
             return QSize(qMax(64, imageSize) + (constBorder * 2),
-                         qMax(textHeight, imageSize) + (constBorder*2) + (int)((showCapacity ? textHeight*0.8 : 0)+0.5));
+                         qMax(textHeight, imageSize) + (constBorder*2) + (int)((showCapacity ? textHeight*Utils::smallFontFactor(QApplication::font()) : 0)+0.5));
         }
     }
 
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ public:
             painter->setFont(textFont);
             painter->drawText(textRect, text, textOpt);
         } else {
-            QFont childFont(QApplication::font());
-            childFont.setPointSizeF(childFont.pointSizeF()*0.8);
+            QFont childFont(Utils::smallFont(QApplication::font()));
             QFontMetrics childMetrics(childFont);
             QRect childRect;