diff --git a/Demos/UiDemo.cs b/Demos/UiDemo.cs
index 54f579a..2402299 100644
--- a/Demos/UiDemo.cs
+++ b/Demos/UiDemo.cs
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ namespace Demos {
             root.AddChild(new Paragraph(Anchor.AutoLeft, 1, "Paragraphs can also contain [Blue]formatting codes[White], including colors and [Italic]text styles[Regular]. The names of all [Orange]MonoGame Colors[White] can be used, as well as the codes [Italic]Italic[Regular], [Bold]Bold[Regular], [Shadow]Drop Shadow'd[Regular] and [Shadow][Pink]mixed formatting[Regular][White]. \n[Italic]Even [CornflowerBlue]Cornflower Blue[White] works!"));
 
             // adding some custom image formatting codes
-            // note that all added formatting codes need to be lowercase, while their casing doesn't matter when used
-            TextFormatting.FormattingCodes["grass"] = new FormattingCode(image.Texture);
+            TextFormatting.FormattingCodes["Grass"] = new FormattingCode(image.Texture);
             TextFormatting.FormattingCodes["tree"] = new FormattingCode(tree);
             // formatting codes can also be sprite animations!
             var atlas = new UniformTextureAtlas(LoadContent<Texture2D>("Textures/Anim"), 4, 4);
diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs
index af1080a..151ec49 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using MLEM.Textures;
 namespace MLEM.Formatting {
     public static class TextFormatting {
 
-        public static readonly Dictionary<string, FormattingCode> FormattingCodes = new Dictionary<string, FormattingCode>();
+        public static readonly Dictionary<string, FormattingCode> FormattingCodes = new Dictionary<string, FormattingCode>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         private static Regex formatRegex;
 
         static TextFormatting() {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
             var colors = typeof(Color).GetProperties();
             foreach (var color in colors) {
                 if (color.GetGetMethod().IsStatic)
-                    FormattingCodes[color.Name.ToLowerInvariant()] = new FormattingCode((Color) color.GetValue(null));
+                    FormattingCodes[color.Name] = new FormattingCode((Color) color.GetValue(null));
             }
 
             // animations
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
         }
 
         private static FormattingCode FromMatch(Capture match) {
-            var rawCode = match.Value.Substring(1, match.Value.Length - 2).ToLowerInvariant();
+            var rawCode = match.Value.Substring(1, match.Value.Length - 2);
             FormattingCodes.TryGetValue(rawCode, out var val);
             return val;
         }