diff --git a/sass/_theme_rst.sass b/sass/_theme_rst.sass
index 2e179164..7e69fa94 100644
--- a/sass/_theme_rst.sass
+++ b/sass/_theme_rst.sass
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@
   // Style external links
   a.reference.external:after
     font-family: FontAwesome
-    content: " \f08e "
+    content: "\f08e"
     color: $text-light
     vertical-align: super
     font-size: 60%
+    margin: 0 0.2em
 
   // For the most part, its safe to assume that sphinx wants you to use a blockquote as an indent. It gets
   // used in many different ways, so don't assume you can apply some fancy style, just leave it be.