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

​@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

​@dublove 

Go to the Type menu and enable Show Hidden Characters.

I’m not sure what you are calling a “half space”. Are you using a keyboard shortcut or a menu item?

Jane

Illustrator 2026

​@dublove 

Which Adobe application are you using?

Jane