# Template column within an Inline List (App)

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/template-column-within-an-inline-list-app/40984>\
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**Created:** [April 21, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/template-column-within-an-inline-list-app/40984 "2022-04-21T00:02:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![MattLB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mattlb/32/41284_2.png) [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/template-column-within-an-inline-list-app/40984/1 "2022-04-21T00:02:10Z")

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I have tried to use a template column where COL1 contains 🔴 and COL2 contains text (e.g. “Meeting”).

I use “X Y” with two spaces but the result is always 🔴 Meeting (0 spaces) rather than 🔴 Meeting (two spaces).

I have tried X Z Y and created COL3 as Z with two spaces (" ") but that still doesn’t work.

Is something being trimmed and can I turn it off?

TIA

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/template-column-within-an-inline-list-app/40984/2 "2022-04-21T01:10:06Z")

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Normal spaces will get trimmed when you use it with an emoji I believe, the way is to use an empty character.

> **[Empty Characters, Whitespaces & Blank Unicode Characters](https://emptycharacter.com/)**
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> Empty Characters, Whitespaces & Blank Unicode Characters

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**Author:** ![MattLB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mattlb/32/41284_2.png) [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/template-column-within-an-inline-list-app/40984/3 "2022-04-21T12:42:47Z")

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This worked.

I used template column with X Y Z where Y is the unicode for the spacing I am looking for from the web site you gave - [https://emptycharacter.com/](https://emptycharacter.com/)

Thanks for excellent tip #2.

Matt

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/template-column-within-an-inline-list-app/40984/4 "2022-04-22T12:43:24Z")

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