diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MinecraftFont.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MinecraftFont.java
index 55655aecda..1c81e287e6 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MinecraftFont.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MinecraftFont.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
  */
 public class MinecraftFont extends MapFont {
 
-    private static final int spaceSize = 2;
+    private static final int spaceSize = 3;
 
     // CHECKSTYLE:OFF
     private static final String fontChars =