# Why " " instead of space?
**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/why-nbsp-instead-of-space/4300
**Category:** Product Support
**Created:** [June 21, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/why-nbsp-instead-of-space/4300 "2016-06-21T08:04:33Z")
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### Author:  [@dirk\_s](https://forum.mautic.org/u/dirk_s)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/why-nbsp-instead-of-space/4300/1 "2016-06-21T08:04:33Z")
Is there a reason the email editor always adds " " instead of a normal space when I hit the space bar?
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### Author:  [@dirk\_s](https://forum.mautic.org/u/dirk_s)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/why-nbsp-instead-of-space/4300/2 "2016-06-21T20:01:03Z")
Hi @MxyzptlkFishStix I know what the is… 😉
I just wonder, why its added once in a while instead of a standard space. Is this caused by some accidentally pressed key combination I don’t know?
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### Author:  [@dirk\_s](https://forum.mautic.org/u/dirk_s)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/why-nbsp-instead-of-space/4300/3 "2016-06-21T08:04:33Z")
Is there a reason the email editor always adds " " instead of a normal space when I hit the space bar?