# Extra space after certain characters

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extra-space-after-certain-characters/310693>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 16, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extra-space-after-certain-characters/310693 "2010-06-16T23:36:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![PCTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@PCTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PCTim)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extra-space-after-certain-characters/310693/1 "2010-06-16T23:36:11Z")

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I am currently maintaing a multi-linual app. It uses LoadVars.sendAndLoad() to populate dynamic fields with text appropriate to the user’s current language. It works fine, except in a few cases. Certain Cyrillic characters, as well as certain Latin characters (such as ł) appear with an extra space after them. I have not figured out a way around this. I am using embedded fonts, and am embedding all the appropriate characters.

I’ve tried using different fonts, and I get the same problem with the same characters across all fonts. If I use device fonts, there is no problem, but this would have to be a last resort, since I’d like to have antialiasing, etc available. I have trace()-d the strings and have confirmed that there’s no funny business going on with sendAndLoad(); the text is being properly downloaded.

Note that I am using Flash 8 targeting Flash 6, but targeting Flash 8 doesn’t fix the problem. I am wondering if anyone else has run into this issue or a similar one. It’s driving me crazy!