diff --git a/codespan-reporting/src/term/renderer.rs b/codespan-reporting/src/term/renderer.rs
index cb79443..b3acf0f 100644
--- a/codespan-reporting/src/term/renderer.rs
+++ b/codespan-reporting/src/term/renderer.rs
@@ -25,17 +25,18 @@ pub type SingleLabel<'diagnostic> = (LabelStyle, Range<usize>, &'diagnostic str)
 ///
 /// Locations are relative to the start of where the source code is rendered.
 pub enum MultiLabel<'diagnostic> {
-    /// Left top corner for multi-line labels.
-    ///
-    /// ```text
-    /// ╭
-    /// ```
-    TopLeft,
     /// Multi-line label top.
     ///
     /// ```text
     /// ╭────────────^
     /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Can also be rendered at the beginning of the line
+    /// if there is only whitespace before the label starts.
+    ///
+    /// /// ```text
+    /// ╭
+    /// ```
     Top(RangeTo<usize>),
     /// Left vertical labels for multi-line labels.
     ///
@@ -263,7 +264,9 @@ impl<'writer, 'config> Renderer<'writer, 'config> {
                 match multi_labels_iter.peek() {
                     Some((label_index, label_style, label)) if *label_index == label_column => {
                         match label {
-                            MultiLabel::TopLeft => {
+                            MultiLabel::Top(range)
+                                if range.end <= source.len() - source.trim_start().len() =>
+                            {
                                 self.label_multi_top_left(severity, *label_style)?;
                             }
                             MultiLabel::Top(..) => self.inner_gutter_space()?,
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ impl<'writer, 'config> Renderer<'writer, 'config> {
                     *ls == LabelStyle::Primary
                         && match label {
                             MultiLabel::Top(range) => column_range.start >= range.end,
-                            MultiLabel::TopLeft | MultiLabel::Left => true,
+                            MultiLabel::Left => true,
                             MultiLabel::Bottom(range, _) => column_range.end <= range.end,
                         }
                 });
@@ -537,7 +540,13 @@ impl<'writer, 'config> Renderer<'writer, 'config> {
         // ```
         for (multi_label_index, (_, label_style, label)) in multi_labels.iter().enumerate() {
             let (label_style, range, bottom_message) = match label {
-                MultiLabel::TopLeft | MultiLabel::Left => continue, // no label caret needed
+                MultiLabel::Left => continue, // no label caret needed
+                // no label caret needed if this can be started in front of the line
+                MultiLabel::Top(range_to)
+                    if range_to.end <= source.len() - source.trim_start().len() =>
+                {
+                    continue
+                }
                 MultiLabel::Top(range) => (*label_style, range, None),
                 MultiLabel::Bottom(range, message) => (*label_style, range, Some(message)),
             };
@@ -556,7 +565,7 @@ impl<'writer, 'config> Renderer<'writer, 'config> {
                 match multi_labels_iter.peek() {
                     Some((i, (label_index, ls, label))) if *label_index == label_column => {
                         match label {
-                            MultiLabel::TopLeft | MultiLabel::Left => {
+                            MultiLabel::Left => {
                                 self.label_multi_left(severity, *ls, underline.map(|(s, _)| s))?;
                             }
                             MultiLabel::Top(..) if multi_label_index > *i => {
@@ -944,7 +953,7 @@ impl<'writer, 'config> Renderer<'writer, 'config> {
         for label_column in 0..num_multi_labels {
             match multi_labels_iter.peek() {
                 Some((label_index, ls, label)) if *label_index == label_column => match label {
-                    MultiLabel::TopLeft | MultiLabel::Left | MultiLabel::Bottom(..) => {
+                    MultiLabel::Left | MultiLabel::Bottom(..) => {
                         self.label_multi_left(severity, *ls, None)?;
                         multi_labels_iter.next();
                     }
diff --git a/codespan-reporting/src/term/views.rs b/codespan-reporting/src/term/views.rs
index 59cdcc5..0722d9e 100644
--- a/codespan-reporting/src/term/views.rs
+++ b/codespan-reporting/src/term/views.rs
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ where
 
         // Group labels by file
         for label in &self.diagnostic.labels {
-            let source = files
-                .source(label.file_id)
-                .ok_or(RenderError::FileMissing)?;
-            let source = source.as_ref();
-
             let start_line_index = files
                 .line_index(label.file_id, label.range.start)
                 .ok_or(RenderError::InvalidIndex)?;
@@ -213,7 +208,6 @@ where
 
                 // First labeled line
                 let label_start = label.range.start - start_line_range.start;
-                let prefix_source = &source[start_line_range.start..label.range.start];
 
                 let start_line = labeled_file.get_or_insert_line(
                     start_line_index,
@@ -221,26 +215,11 @@ where
                     start_line_number,
                 );
 
-                start_line
-                    .multi_labels
-                    // TODO: Do this in the `Renderer`?
-                    .push(match prefix_source.trim() {
-                        // Section is prefixed by empty space, so we don't need to take
-                        // up a new line.
-                        //
-                        // ```text
-                        // 4 │ ╭     case (mod num 5) (mod num 3) of
-                        // ```
-                        "" => (label_index, label.style, MultiLabel::TopLeft),
-                        // There's source code in the prefix, so run a label
-                        // underneath it to get to the start of the range.
-                        //
-                        // ```text
-                        // 4 │   fizz₁ num = case (mod num 5) (mod num 3) of
-                        //   │ ╭─────────────^
-                        // ```
-                        _ => (label_index, label.style, MultiLabel::Top(..label_start)),
-                    });
+                start_line.multi_labels.push((
+                    label_index,
+                    label.style,
+                    MultiLabel::Top(..label_start),
+                ));
 
                 // The first line has to be rendered so the start of the label is visible.
                 start_line.must_render = true;