diff --git a/src/ColorSchemeEditor.cpp b/src/ColorSchemeEditor.cpp
--- a/src/ColorSchemeEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/ColorSchemeEditor.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
     // transparency slider
     QFontMetrics metrics(font());
-    _ui->transparencyPercentLabel->setMinimumWidth(metrics.width(QStringLiteral("100%")));
+    _ui->transparencyPercentLabel->setMinimumWidth(metrics.boundingRect(QStringLiteral("100%")).width());
 
     connect(_ui->transparencySlider, &QSlider::valueChanged, this,
             &Konsole::ColorSchemeEditor::setTransparencyPercentLabel);
diff --git a/src/EditProfileDialog.cpp b/src/EditProfileDialog.cpp
--- a/src/EditProfileDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/EditProfileDialog.cpp
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@
 QSize EditProfileDialog::sizeHint() const
 {
     QFontMetrics fm(font());
-    const int ch = fm.width(QLatin1Char('0'));
+    const int ch = fm.boundingRect(QLatin1Char('0')).width();
 
     // By default minimum size is used. Increase it to make text inputs
     // on "tabs" page wider and to add some whitespace on right side
@@ -1736,10 +1736,10 @@
     const QString singular  = suffix.subs(1).toString();
     const QString min       = QString::number(spinBox->minimum());
     const QString max       = QString::number(spinBox->maximum());
-    const int pluralWidth   = fm.width(plural);
-    const int singularWidth = fm.width(singular);
-    const int minWidth      = fm.width(min);
-    const int maxWidth      = fm.width(max);
+    const int pluralWidth   = fm.boundingRect(plural).width();
+    const int singularWidth = fm.boundingRect(singular).width();
+    const int minWidth      = fm.boundingRect(min).width();
+    const int maxWidth      = fm.boundingRect(max).width();
     const int width         = qMax(pluralWidth, singularWidth) + qMax(minWidth, maxWidth) + cursorWidth;
 
     // Based on QAbstractSpinBox::initStyleOption() from Qt
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@
     // Determine width of sample text using profile's font
     const QString sampleText = i18n("AaZz09...");
     QFontMetrics profileFontMetrics(profileFont);
-    const int sampleTextWidth = profileFontMetrics.width(sampleText);
+    const int sampleTextWidth = profileFontMetrics.boundingRect(sampleText).width();
 
     painter->drawText(option.rect.adjusted(sampleTextWidth + 15, 0, 0, 0),
                       Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter,
diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
     if (_showTerminalSizeHint && isVisible()) {
         if (_resizeWidget == nullptr) {
             _resizeWidget = new QLabel(i18n("Size: XXX x XXX"), this);
-            _resizeWidget->setMinimumWidth(_resizeWidget->fontMetrics().width(i18n("Size: XXX x XXX")));
+            _resizeWidget->setMinimumWidth(_resizeWidget->fontMetrics().boundingRect(i18n("Size: XXX x XXX")).width());
             _resizeWidget->setMinimumHeight(_resizeWidget->sizeHint().height());
             _resizeWidget->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
 
diff --git a/src/settings/ProfileSettings.cpp b/src/settings/ProfileSettings.cpp
--- a/src/settings/ProfileSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/ProfileSettings.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
     QFontMetrics fm = option.fontMetrics;
 
     static const int editorMargins = 16; // chosen empirically
-    const int width = fm.width(shortcutString + QStringLiteral(", ..."))
+    const int width = fm.boundingRect(shortcutString + QStringLiteral(", ...")).width()
                       + editorMargins;
 
     return {width, QStyledItemDelegate::sizeHint(option, index).height()};