diff --git a/.local/bin/tmux-net b/.local/bin/tmux-net
index 0dd6e558..669f552b 100755
--- a/.local/bin/tmux-net
+++ b/.local/bin/tmux-net
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ local_ip=$("$HOME/.local/bin/tmux-ip" 2>/dev/null || true)
 vpn_ip=$("$HOME/.local/bin/tmux-vpn-ip" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
 if [ -z "${local_ip:-}" ] && [ -z "${vpn_ip:-}" ]; then
-  printf '\xe2\x9c\x95\n'                                       # ✕  no active connection
+  printf '\xe2\x9c\x95 \n'                                      # ✕  no active connection (trailing space for padding)
 elif [ -n "${vpn_ip:-}" ]; then
   printf '\xe2\x8c\x82 %s / \xe2\x87\xa1 %s\n' "${local_ip:-}" "$vpn_ip"
 else