# Anki inserts erroneous non-breaking spaces when pasting from clipboard

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**Created:** [March 14, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-inserts-erroneous-non-breaking-spaces-when-pasting-from-clipboard/8327 "2021-03-14T13:50:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![kleinerpirat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/kleinerpirat/32/19863_2.png) [@kleinerpirat](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kleinerpirat)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-inserts-erroneous-non-breaking-spaces-when-pasting-from-clipboard/8327/2 "2021-03-14T14:24:05Z")

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Are you sure this is a problem caused by Anki? I always thought it would be the sources or the way my system handles the clipboard content.

I usually fix this with Find & Replace. Select all notes and do this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/5/51c61cd25b7f86588c09dcd6473bfdf2687afea2.png)

Since ;nbsp is of no use in Anki cards (at least to me), this can’t cause any harm.

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