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title: Missing spaces after hyphens when using Calibri Light
description: Fix missing spaces after hyphens when using the Calibri Light font by applying a simple workaround before uploading documents to Wrepit.
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# Missing spaces after hyphens when using Calibri Light
## If you’re using the Calibri Light font, you may notice that spaces after hyphens or minus signs appear to be missing when viewing reports on the web. This is a known issue with the font itself.
#### **What’s happening?** When text is written in **Calibri Light**, the space after a hyphen (-) or minus sign may not render correctly in web views.
- The space is still present in Word
- When paragraph markers are enabled, you can see the space element
- Visually, the hyphen appears to “eat” the space
This behavior is caused by a defect in the Calibri Light font.
#### **How to fix it** To avoid this issue, replace the regular space before the hyphen with a **bold non-breaking space**.
**Recommended workaround:**
- Use a **non-breaking space** instead of a regular space
- Apply **bold formatting** to the non-breaking space
- Then insert the hyphen or minus sign
This prevents the space from disappearing when the document is displayed on the web.
#### **When should I use this workaround?**
- Only when using **Calibri Light**
- Only if spacing around hyphens or minus signs looks incorrect
- If switching fonts is not an option
If possible, using a different font will also avoid the issue entirely.
#### **Why this happens** This is a known rendering bug in the Calibri Light font itself, not an issue caused by Wrepit. The font does not always handle spaces around hyphens correctly in web-based rendering engines.
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