diff --git a/src/text/formatting/format.cpp b/src/text/formatting/format.cpp
index 186e7e0b8..c54303bc3 100644
--- a/src/text/formatting/format.cpp
+++ b/src/text/formatting/format.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void format_node::to_xml(ptree & xml) const
     if (line_spacing) serialize_property("line-spacing", *line_spacing, new_node);
     if (text_opacity) serialize_property("opacity", *text_opacity, new_node);
     if (wrap_before) serialize_property("wrap-before", *wrap_before, new_node);
-    if (repeat_wrap_char) serialize_property("repeat-wrap-char", *repeat_wrap_char, new_node);
+    if (repeat_wrap_char) serialize_property("repeat-wrap-character", *repeat_wrap_char, new_node);
     if (fill) serialize_property("fill", *fill, new_node);
     if (halo_fill) serialize_property("halo-fill", *halo_fill, new_node);
     if (halo_radius) serialize_property("halo-radius", *halo_radius, new_node);
diff --git a/src/text/formatting/layout.cpp b/src/text/formatting/layout.cpp
index 417c6bd97..c0becc0b1 100644
--- a/src/text/formatting/layout.cpp
+++ b/src/text/formatting/layout.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void layout_node::to_xml(ptree &xml) const
     if (text_ratio) serialize_property("text-ratio", *text_ratio, new_node);
     if (wrap_width) serialize_property("wrap-width", *wrap_width, new_node);
     if (wrap_before) serialize_property("wrap-before", *wrap_before, new_node);
-    if (repeat_wrap_char) serialize_property("repeat-wrap-char", *repeat_wrap_char, new_node);
+    if (repeat_wrap_char) serialize_property("repeat-wrap-character", *repeat_wrap_char, new_node);
     if (rotate_displacement) serialize_property("rotate-displacement", *rotate_displacement, new_node);
     if (orientation) serialize_property("orientation", *orientation, new_node);
     if (halign) serialize_property("horizontal-alignment", *halign, new_node);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ node_ptr layout_node::from_xml(xml_node const& xml, fontset_map const& fontsets)
     if (xml.has_attribute("text-ratio")) set_property_from_xml<double>(n->text_ratio, "text-ratio", xml);
     if (xml.has_attribute("wrap-width")) set_property_from_xml<double>(n->wrap_width, "wrap-width", xml);
     if (xml.has_attribute("wrap-before")) set_property_from_xml<mapnik::boolean_type>(n->wrap_before, "wrap-before", xml);
-    if (xml.has_attribute("repeat-wrap-char")) set_property_from_xml<mapnik::boolean_type>(n->repeat_wrap_char, "repeat-wrap-char", xml);
+    if (xml.has_attribute("repeat-wrap-character")) set_property_from_xml<mapnik::boolean_type>(n->repeat_wrap_char, "repeat-wrap-character", xml);
     if (xml.has_attribute("rotate-displacement")) set_property_from_xml<mapnik::boolean_type>(n->rotate_displacement, "rotate-displacement", xml);
     if (xml.has_attribute("orientation")) set_property_from_xml<double>(n->orientation, "orientation", xml);
     if (xml.has_attribute("horizontal-alignment")) set_property_from_xml<horizontal_alignment_e>(n->halign, "horizontal-alignment", xml);
diff --git a/src/text/text_properties.cpp b/src/text/text_properties.cpp
index 71dd496df..e9a6a2676 100644
--- a/src/text/text_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/text/text_properties.cpp
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ void text_layout_properties::from_xml(xml_node const &node, fontset_map const& f
     set_property_from_xml<double>(dy, "dy", node);
     set_property_from_xml<double>(text_ratio, "text-ratio", node);
     set_property_from_xml<double>(wrap_width, "wrap-width", node);
-    set_property_from_xml<std::string>(wrap_char, "wrap-char", node);
+    set_property_from_xml<std::string>(wrap_char, "wrap-character", node);
     set_property_from_xml<boolean_type>(wrap_before, "wrap-before", node);
-    set_property_from_xml<boolean_type>(repeat_wrap_char, "repeat-wrap-char", node);
+    set_property_from_xml<boolean_type>(repeat_wrap_char, "repeat-wrap-character", node);
     set_property_from_xml<boolean_type>(rotate_displacement, "rotate-displacement", node);
     set_property_from_xml<double>(orientation, "orientation", node);
     set_property_from_xml<vertical_alignment_e>(valign, "vertical-alignment", node);
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ void text_layout_properties::to_xml(boost::property_tree::ptree & node,
     if (!(jalign == dfl.jalign) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("justify-alignment", jalign, node);
     if (!(text_ratio == dfl.text_ratio) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("text-ratio", text_ratio, node);
     if (!(wrap_width == dfl.wrap_width) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("wrap-width", wrap_width, node);
-    if (!(wrap_char == dfl.wrap_char) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("wrap-char", wrap_char, node);
+    if (!(wrap_char == dfl.wrap_char) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("wrap-character", wrap_char, node);
     if (!(wrap_before == dfl.wrap_before) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("wrap-before", wrap_before, node);
-    if (!(repeat_wrap_char == dfl.repeat_wrap_char) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("repeat-wrap-char", repeat_wrap_char, node);
+    if (!(repeat_wrap_char == dfl.repeat_wrap_char) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("repeat-wrap-character", repeat_wrap_char, node);
     if (!(rotate_displacement == dfl.rotate_displacement) || explicit_defaults)
         serialize_property("rotate-displacement", rotate_displacement, node);
     if (!(orientation == dfl.orientation) || explicit_defaults) serialize_property("orientation", orientation, node);