diff --git a/scripts/xmobar-status-bat b/scripts/xmobar-status-bat
index 2d742ca..54ca4a8 100755
--- a/scripts/xmobar-status-bat
+++ b/scripts/xmobar-status-bat
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ status=$(status-bat)
 
 parts=($status)
 
-echo "<fn=1>${parts[0]}</fn> ${parts[1]}"
+echo "<fn=1>${parts[0]} </fn> ${parts[1]}"
diff --git a/scripts/xmobar-status-disk b/scripts/xmobar-status-disk
index 02f1caa..c30b3e3 100755
--- a/scripts/xmobar-status-disk
+++ b/scripts/xmobar-status-disk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ freemb=$(df -h -B 1048576 | grep "/$" | awk -F ' ' '{ print $4 }')
 freegb=$(df -h -B 1048576 | grep "/$" | awk -F ' ' '{ print $4/1024 }')
 
 if [ $freemb -lt 1024 ]; then
-	printf "<fn=1></fn> %0.2fMb" $freemb
+	printf "<fn=1> </fn> %0.2fMb" $freemb
 else
-	printf "<fn=1></fn> %0.2fGb" $freegb
+	printf "<fn=1> </fn> %0.2fGb" $freegb
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/xmobar-status-keyboard b/scripts/xmobar-status-keyboard
index c6f7bd5..c02f52c 100755
--- a/scripts/xmobar-status-keyboard
+++ b/scripts/xmobar-status-keyboard
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ case $layout in
     *) color=$magenta; icon=""; name="dvorak" ;; # f11c fa-keyboard-o
 esac
 
-echo "<fc=$color><fn=1>$icon</fn> ${name}</fc>"
+echo "<fc=$color><fn=1>$icon </fn> ${name}</fc>"
 
 # vim: ft=sh:expandtab:ts=4:shiftwidth=4
diff --git a/scripts/xmobar-status-net b/scripts/xmobar-status-net
index fb52458..3e07dbe 100755
--- a/scripts/xmobar-status-net
+++ b/scripts/xmobar-status-net
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ then
 
     signal=$((signal/5*5)) # get rid of some jitter
     ((signal > 100)) && signal=100
-    wifi_status=" <fn=1>$wifi_icon</fn> <fc=$green>${signal}</fc>% ${ssid##*SSID: }"
+    wifi_status=" <fn=1>$wifi_icon </fn> <fc=$green>${signal}</fc>% ${ssid##*SSID: }"
 fi
 
 vpn="$(ip -o address | grep -i "$dev_vpn *inet ")"
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ if [ -n "$vpn" ]
 then
     #vpn="${vpn##*inet }"
     #vpn_status="<fn=1></fn> ${vpn%%/*}"
-    vpn_status="<fn=1></fn> "
+    vpn_status="<fn=1> </fn> "
     color=$green
 else
-    vpn_status="<fn=1></fn> "
+    vpn_status="<fn=1> </fn> "
 fi
 
-echo "<fc=$color>${vpn_status}<fn=1>$icon</fn>${connectivity##*full}$wifi_status$eth_status</fc>"
+echo "<fc=$color>${vpn_status}<fn=1>$icon </fn>${connectivity##*full}$wifi_status$eth_status</fc>"
 
 
 # vim: ft=sh:expandtab:ts=4:shiftwidth=4
diff --git a/scripts/xmobar-status-updates b/scripts/xmobar-status-updates
index b5c3491..9a57d19 100755
--- a/scripts/xmobar-status-updates
+++ b/scripts/xmobar-status-updates
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 count=$(yay -Qu | wc -l)
 icon=""
 
-echo "<fn=1>$icon</fn> $count"
+echo "<fn=1>$icon </fn> $count"