diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css b/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css
index 3b295f2..3f46c58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css
@@ -909,6 +909,9 @@ article {
    the color stays bright). */
 .contact-trigger {
   position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35em;
   margin: 0.3em 0.1em;
   padding: 0.35em 1.1em;
   /* Same font and weight as the navbar, size/leading as the article text. */
diff --git a/pagerite/views.py b/pagerite/views.py
index f286941..f3dd843 100644
--- a/pagerite/views.py
+++ b/pagerite/views.py
@@ -994,7 +994,6 @@ def _contact_tag(args: str, _env: dict) -> str:
     return str(
         E.button(
             E.span("✉️", class_="icon"),
-            " ",
             args.strip() or "Contact us",
             type="button",
             class_="contact-trigger",