diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/EmphasisItalicPayload.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/EmphasisItalicPayload.cs
index 359866247..19909f516 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/EmphasisItalicPayload.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/EmphasisItalicPayload.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads
 {
     class EmphasisItalicPayload : Payload
     {
+        public static EmphasisItalicPayload ItalicsOn => new EmphasisItalicPayload(true);
+        public static EmphasisItalicPayload ItalicsOff => new EmphasisItalicPayload(false);
+
         public override PayloadType Type => PayloadType.EmphasisItalic;
 
         public bool IsEnabled { get; private set; }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/RawPayload.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/RawPayload.cs
index 4bde12652..2a1d04b55 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/RawPayload.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/RawPayload.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads
 {
     public class RawPayload : Payload
     {
+        // this and others could be an actual static member somewhere and avoid construction costs, but that probably isn't a real concern
+        public static RawPayload LinkTerminator => new RawPayload(new byte[] { 0x02, 0x27, 0x07, 0xCF, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0xFF, 0x01, 0x03 });
+
         public override PayloadType Type => PayloadType.Unknown;
 
         private byte[] data;
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIForegroundPayload.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIForegroundPayload.cs
index 1f06d7dce..8d7290058 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIForegroundPayload.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIForegroundPayload.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads
 {
     public class UIForegroundPayload : Payload
     {
+        public static UIForegroundPayload UIForegroundOff => new UIForegroundPayload(0);
+
         public override PayloadType Type => PayloadType.UIForeground;
 
         public bool IsEnabled => ColorKey != 0;
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIGlowPayload.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIGlowPayload.cs
index 3c9664073..fcabfe742 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIGlowPayload.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/UIGlowPayload.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads
 {
     public class UIGlowPayload : Payload
     {
+        public static UIGlowPayload UIGlowOff => new UIGlowPayload(0);
+
         public override PayloadType Type => PayloadType.UIGlow;
 
         public bool IsEnabled => ColorKey != 0;
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs
index 90b0e93b4..44999af20 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs
@@ -19,19 +19,17 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling
                 displayName += " \uE03C";
             }
 
+            // TODO: probably a cleaner way to build these than doing the bulk+insert
             var payloads = new List<Payload>(new Payload[]
             {
                 new UIForegroundPayload(0x0225),
                 new UIGlowPayload(0x0226),
                 new ItemPayload(itemId, isHQ),
-                new UIForegroundPayload(0x01F4),
-                new UIGlowPayload(0x01F5),
-                new TextPayload("\uE0BB"),
-                new UIGlowPayload(0),
-                new UIForegroundPayload(0),
+                // arrow goes here
                 new TextPayload(displayName),
-                new RawPayload(new byte[] { 0x02, 0x27, 0x07, 0xCF, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0xFF, 0x01, 0x03 })
+                RawPayload.LinkTerminator
             });
+            payloads.InsertRange(3, TextArrowPayloads());
 
             return new SeString(payloads);
         }
@@ -44,14 +42,11 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling
             var payloads = new List<Payload>(new Payload[]
             {
                 mapPayload,
-                new UIForegroundPayload(0x01F4),
-                new UIGlowPayload(0x01F5),
-                new TextPayload("\uE0BB"),
-                new UIGlowPayload(0),
-                new UIForegroundPayload(0),
+                // arrow goes here
                 new TextPayload(nameString),
-                new RawPayload(new byte[] { 0x02, 0x27, 0x07, 0xCF, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0xFF, 0x01, 0x03 })
+                RawPayload.LinkTerminator
             });
+            payloads.InsertRange(1, TextArrowPayloads());
 
             return new SeString(payloads);
         }
@@ -76,5 +71,17 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling
             // TODO: empty? throw?
             return null;
         }
+
+        public static List<Payload> TextArrowPayloads()
+        {
+            return new List<Payload>(new Payload[]
+            {
+                new UIForegroundPayload(0x01F4),
+                new UIGlowPayload(0x01F5),
+                new TextPayload("\uE0BB"),
+                UIGlowPayload.UIGlowOff,
+                UIForegroundPayload.UIForegroundOff
+            });
+        }
     }
 }