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Why does the half-width space after the * disappear, and why is the spacing so wide?

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June 14, 2026
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I typed a space after the *, but the spacing became really wide and hard to control.
The space also disappeared.
I copied a half-width space and pasted it after the *, and now it looks normal.

008000.ai

jane-e

Community Expert

@dublove

I was out of my office before, and just now was able to open your file. Here’s what I saw:

The upper text frame is large and covers the lower frame, so I moved them away from each other
The upper frame uses a space character after the asterisk
The lower frame uses a tab, which I was able to remove using the Bullet feature

Here’s the Help page for Bullets:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/design-with-text/edit-format-text/create-bulleted-or-numbered-lists.html

We can’t move posts (yet), but if you want to repost to the Illustrator forum, here’s the direct link:

https://community.adobe.com/p/illustrator

Jane

jane-e

Community Expert

@dublove

Also:

I have never heard of a half space character on a keyboard, but I do know that keyboards vary according to the language.

Illustrator has five types of spaces in addition to the spacebar. You might try an Em or En space. Both are fixed width, if you need to line up other items. Spaces have a variable width and may not line up.