diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemDescription.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemDescription.java
index a0a0d6f60..66aab2272 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemDescription.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemDescription.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class ItemDescription {
 
 	public static final ItemDescription MISSING = new ItemDescription(null);
 	public static ITextComponent trim =
-		new StringTextComponent(WHITE + "" + STRIKETHROUGH + "                          ");
+		new StringTextComponent("                          ").formatted(WHITE, STRIKETHROUGH);
 
 	public enum Palette {
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class ItemDescription {
 		SpeedLevel minimumRequiredSpeedLevel =
 			isEngine ? SpeedLevel.NONE : ((IRotate) block).getMinimumRequiredSpeedLevel();
 		boolean hasSpeedRequirement = minimumRequiredSpeedLevel != SpeedLevel.NONE;
-		ResourceLocation id = ((Block) block).getRegistryName();
+		ResourceLocation id = block.getRegistryName();
 		Map<ResourceLocation, ConfigValue<Double>> impacts = config.stressValues.getImpacts();
 		Map<ResourceLocation, ConfigValue<Double>> capacities = config.stressValues.getCapacities();
 		boolean hasStressImpact = impacts.containsKey(id) && impacts.get(id)
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ public class ItemDescription {
 		boolean hasControls = !linesOnCtrl.isEmpty();
 
 		if (hasDescription || hasControls) {
-			String[] holdKey = Lang.translate("tooltip.holdKey", "$").getUnformattedComponentText()
+			String[] holdKey = TooltipHelper.getUnformattedDeepText(Lang.translate("tooltip.holdKey", "$"))
 				.split("\\$");
-			String[] holdKeyOrKey = Lang.translate("tooltip.holdKeyOrKey", "$", "$").getUnformattedComponentText()
+			String[] holdKeyOrKey = TooltipHelper.getUnformattedDeepText(Lang.translate("tooltip.holdKeyOrKey", "$", "$"))
 				.split("\\$");
 			ITextComponent keyShift = Lang.translate("tooltip.keyShift");
 			ITextComponent keyCtrl = Lang.translate("tooltip.keyCtrl");
@@ -193,30 +193,23 @@ public class ItemDescription {
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				StringBuilder tabBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-				tabBuilder.append(DARK_GRAY);
+				IFormattableTextComponent tabBuilder = StringTextComponent.EMPTY.copy();
 				if (hasDescription && hasControls) {
 					tabBuilder.append(holdKeyOrKey[0]);
-					tabBuilder.append(shift ? palette.hColor : palette.color);
-					tabBuilder.append(keyShift);
-					tabBuilder.append(DARK_GRAY);
+					tabBuilder.append(keyShift.copy().formatted(shift ? palette.hColor : palette.color));
 					tabBuilder.append(holdKeyOrKey[1]);
-					tabBuilder.append(ctrl ? palette.hColor : palette.color);
-					tabBuilder.append(keyCtrl);
-					tabBuilder.append(DARK_GRAY);
+					tabBuilder.append(keyCtrl.copy().formatted(ctrl ? palette.hColor : palette.color));
 					tabBuilder.append(holdKeyOrKey[2]);
 
 				} else {
 					tabBuilder.append(holdKey[0]);
-					tabBuilder.append((hasDescription ? shift : ctrl) ? palette.hColor : palette.color);
-					tabBuilder.append(hasDescription ? keyShift : keyCtrl);
-					tabBuilder.append(DARK_GRAY);
+					tabBuilder.append((hasDescription ? keyShift : keyCtrl).copy().formatted((hasDescription ? shift : ctrl) ? palette.hColor : palette.color));
 					tabBuilder.append(holdKey[1]);
 				}
-
-				list.add(0, new StringTextComponent(tabBuilder.toString()));
+				tabBuilder.formatted(DARK_GRAY);
+				list.add(0, tabBuilder);
 				if (shift || ctrl)
-					list.add(1, new StringTextComponent(""));
+					list.add(1, StringTextComponent.EMPTY);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/TooltipHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/TooltipHelper.java
index 2ab57c5e4..8260778b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/TooltipHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/TooltipHelper.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class TooltipHelper {
 		lineStart.formatted(defaultColor);
 
 		List<ITextComponent> lines = new ArrayList<>();
-		String rawText = c.getUnformattedComponentText();
+		String rawText = getUnformattedDeepText(c);
 		String[] words = rawText.split(" ");
 		String word;
 		IFormattableTextComponent currentLine = lineStart.copy();
@@ -251,4 +251,13 @@ public class TooltipHelper {
 		return l.get();
 	}
 
+	public static String getUnformattedDeepText(ITextComponent component) {
+		StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
+		b.append(component.getString());
+		component.getSiblings().forEach(c -> {
+			b.append(getUnformattedDeepText(c));
+		});
+		return b.toString();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/WipScription.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/WipScription.java
index 21e68056a..91fd8270b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/WipScription.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/WipScription.java
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ public class WipScription extends ItemDescription {
 	
 	@Override
 	public List<ITextComponent> addInformation(List<ITextComponent> tooltip) {
-		tooltip.set(0, new StringTextComponent(decorateName(tooltip.get(0).getString())));
+		tooltip.set(0, decorateName(tooltip.get(0)));
 		tooltip.addAll(getLines());
 		return tooltip;
 	}
 
-	public static String decorateName(String name) {
-		return TextFormatting.GRAY + "" + TextFormatting.STRIKETHROUGH + name + TextFormatting.GOLD + " "
-				+ Lang.translate("tooltip.wip");
+	public static ITextComponent decorateName(ITextComponent name) {
+		return StringTextComponent.EMPTY.copy().append(name.copy().formatted(TextFormatting.GRAY, TextFormatting.STRIKETHROUGH)).append(" ").append(Lang.translate("tooltip.wip").formatted(TextFormatting.GOLD));
 	}
 
 }