diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss
index 106f0cde71..320efda043 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_BaseAvatar_initial {
     position: absolute;
+    left: 0px;
     color: $avatar-initial-color;
     text-align: center;
     speak: none;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
index 55faab8473..8825c98e39 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     display: inline-block;
     height: 20px;
     line-height: 20px;
+    padding-left: 5px;
 }
 
 /* More specific to override `.markdown-body a` color */
@@ -35,9 +36,8 @@
 .mx_UserPill .mx_BaseAvatar,
 .mx_RoomPill .mx_BaseAvatar {
     position: relative;
+    left: -3px;
     top: 2px;
-    margin-left: 2px;
-    margin-right: 2px;
 }
 
 .mx_Markdown_BOLD {