diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm
index b85253b37d..9acec5ab9b 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm
@@ -245,13 +245,18 @@
 			var/max_line_len = 7*DNA_BLOCK_SIZE
 			if(viable_occupant)
 				temp_html += "<div class='dnaBlockNumber'>1</div>"
-				var/len = length(viable_occupant.dna.uni_identity)
-				for(var/i=1, i<=len, i++)
-					temp_html += "<a class='dnaBlock' href='?src=[REF(src)];task=pulseui;num=[i];'>[copytext(viable_occupant.dna.uni_identity,i,i+1)]</a>"
-					if ((i % max_line_len) == 0)
+				var/char = ""
+				var/ui_text = viable_occupant.dna.uni_identity
+				var/len_byte = length(ui_text)
+				var/char_it = 0
+				for(var/byte_it = 1, byte_it <= len_byte, byte_it += length(char))
+					char_it++
+					char = ui_text[byte_it]
+					temp_html += "<a class='dnaBlock' href='?src=[REF(src)];task=pulseui;num=[char_it];'>[char]</a>"
+					if((char_it % max_line_len) == 0)
 						temp_html += "</div><div class='clearBoth'>"
-					if((i % DNA_BLOCK_SIZE) == 0 && i < len)
-						temp_html += "<div class='dnaBlockNumber'>[(i / DNA_BLOCK_SIZE) + 1]</div>"
+					if((char_it % DNA_BLOCK_SIZE) == 0 && byte_it < len_byte)
+						temp_html += "<div class='dnaBlockNumber'>[(char_it / DNA_BLOCK_SIZE) + 1]</div>"
 			else
 				temp_html += "---------"
 			temp_html += "</div></div><br><h1>Buffer Menu</h1>"