diff --git a/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl b/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
index baf37494b98..eab6c008405 100644
--- a/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
@@ -175,11 +175,13 @@
 		{{else}}
 			{{if .ShowRegistrationButton}}
 				<a class="item{{if .PageIsSignUp}} active{{end}}" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/sign_up">
-					{{svg "octicon-person"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "register"}}
+					{{svg "octicon-person"}}
+					<span class="tw-ml-1">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "register"}}</span>
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
 			<a class="item{{if .PageIsSignIn}} active{{end}}" rel="nofollow" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/login{{if not .PageIsSignIn}}?redirect_to={{.CurrentURL}}{{end}}">
-				{{svg "octicon-sign-in"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "sign_in"}}
+				{{svg "octicon-sign-in"}}
+				<span class="tw-ml-1">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "sign_in"}}</span>
 			</a>
 		{{end}}
 	</div><!-- end full right menu -->