diff --git a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
index 121e1fad41..95168e8b3c 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
         </Text>
       </ProfileHoverCard>
       {!isAndroid && (
-        <Text type="md" style={pal.textLight} accessible={false}>
-          {' '}
-          &middot;{' '}
+        <Text
+          type="md"
+          style={pal.textLight}
+          lineHeight={1.2}
+          accessible={false}>
+          &middot;
         </Text>
       )}
       <TimeElapsed timestamp={opts.timestamp}>
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
           <TextLinkOnWebOnly
             type="md"
             style={pal.textLight}
+            lineHeight={1.2}
             text={timeElapsed}
             accessibilityLabel={niceDate(opts.timestamp)}
             title={niceDate(opts.timestamp)}
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'flex-end',
     paddingBottom: 2,
+    gap: 4,
     zIndex: 1,
     flex: 1,
   },
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx
index 9f3f918bed..ed3d8212cf 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ export function DesktopRightNav({routeName}: {routeName: string}) {
                   text={_(msg`Feedback`)}
                 />
                 <Text type="md" style={pal.textLight}>
-                  {' '}
-                  &middot;{' '}
+                  &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;
                 </Text>
               </>
             )}
@@ -81,8 +80,7 @@ export function DesktopRightNav({routeName}: {routeName: string}) {
               text={_(msg`Privacy`)}
             />
             <Text type="md" style={pal.textLight}>
-              {' '}
-              &middot;{' '}
+              &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;
             </Text>
             <TextLink
               type="md"
@@ -91,8 +89,7 @@ export function DesktopRightNav({routeName}: {routeName: string}) {
               text={_(msg`Terms`)}
             />
             <Text type="md" style={pal.textLight}>
-              {' '}
-              &middot;{' '}
+              &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;
             </Text>
             <TextLink
               type="md"