1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcore/fmt/mod.rs b/src/libcore/fmt/mod.rs
index cbbb186af76..343772c764f 100644
--- a/src/libcore/fmt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/fmt/mod.rs
@@ -980,7 +980,14 @@ impl Debug for char {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl Display for char {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result {
-        f.write_char(*self)
+        if f.width.is_none() && f.precision.is_none() {
+            f.write_char(*self)
+        } else {
+            let mut utf8 = [0; 4];
+            let amt = self.encode_utf8(&mut utf8).unwrap_or(0);
+            let s: &str = unsafe { mem::transmute(&utf8[..amt]) };
+            f.pad(s)
+        }
     }
 }