diff --git a/config/dwm/config.def.h b/config/dwm/config.def.h
index d639aafa..c2fd0e61 100644
--- a/config/dwm/config.def.h
+++ b/config/dwm/config.def.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static const char *const autostart[] = {
 
 /* tagging */
 // static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
-static const char *tags[] = { "󰈹", "", "󰭹", "󰕧", "" };
+static const char *tags[] = { " 󰈹 ", "  ", " 󰭹 ", " 󰕧 ", "  " };
 
 static const Rule rules[] = {
 	/* xprop(1):