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How to Change Word Spacing on Any Website

Learn how to increase the space between words on any website using Helperbird. Word spacing makes text easier to read by giving each word more breathing room.

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What is Word Spacing?

Word spacing adds extra space between each word in the text. Instead of words being close together, they are spread out more.

For example, "The quick brown fox" with increased word spacing would have larger gaps between each word, making it easier to see where one word ends and the next begins.


Who is This For?

This feature is helpful for:

  • People with dyslexia who find words blending together
  • Anyone who loses their place while reading
  • People with visual processing difficulties
  • Students reading dense paragraphs of text
  • Anyone who finds it hard to distinguish between words

Step 1: Open Helperbird

Click the Helperbird icon in your browser toolbar. It looks like a small owl and is usually in the top-right corner of your browser.

This will open the Helperbird menu.

The Helperbird popup with Helperbird switched on, showing the quick actions grid and the All Features button


Step 2: Open the All Features Section

Scroll down to the bottom of the Helperbird menu. You will see a section called All Features.

Click the arrow next to All Features to expand it and show all available features.

The All Features list in the Helperbird popup, showing every feature in alphabetical order


Step 3: Find Text Settings

Look through the list of features until you see Text settings.

It has a yellow icon with the letter "T" on it.

The All Features list scrolled to show the Text settings row and its Open button


Step 4: Open Text Settings

Click the arrow button next to Text settings to open it.

A panel will appear with all of the text options in a single list that you can scroll through. This is where you will find the word spacing option.

The Text settings panel open in the Helperbird popup, showing the Word spacing control


Step 5: Turn on Word Spacing

In the panel, scroll down until you see Word spacing.

Click the toggle switch next to it to turn it on. The toggle will turn blue when it is enabled.

The Word spacing toggle switched on in the Helperbird popup


Step 6: Adjust the Spacing

Once Word spacing is turned on, a slider will appear below the toggle.

Drag the slider to the right to increase the space between words. Drag it to the left to decrease the spacing. You can also use the minus and plus buttons on either side of the slider to change the spacing one step at a time.

The changes will apply to the website immediately, so you can see the effect as you adjust the slider.

Tip: Word spacing works well when combined with letter spacing and line height. Try adjusting all three together to find your perfect reading setup.

The Word spacing slider moved to 106.0


Video Tutorial


Need Additional Help?

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact the Helperbird support team. You can reach us at Helperbird support. We are happy to help you get the most out of Helperbird.

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