diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f99bd3c..269761c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 group = org.xbib.graphics
 name = graphics
-version = 5.5.3
+version = 5.5.4
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java
index 7f55ef2..1a6b3f5 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class StyledText implements TextFragment {
         if (rightMargin < 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("rightMargin must be >= 0");
         }
-        this.text = text;
+        this.text = trimToSingleSpace(text);
         this.fontDescriptor = fontDescriptor;
         this.color = color;
         this.leftMargin = leftMargin;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class StyledText implements TextFragment {
     @Override
     public float getWidth() {
         if (width == null) {
-            width = getWidth(getFontDescriptor(), getText());
+            width = getWidth(getFontDescriptor());
             width += leftMargin;
             width += rightMargin;
         }
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ public class StyledText implements TextFragment {
         if (text == null) {
             return 0f;
         }
-        if (text.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        if (text.isEmpty()) {
             return 0f;
         }
-        return getFontDescriptor().getSize() * getFontDescriptor().getSelectedFont(text.trim()).getFontDescriptor().getAscent() / 1000;
+        return getFontDescriptor().getSize() * getFontDescriptor().getSelectedFont(text).getFontDescriptor().getAscent() / 1000;
     }
 
     public float getBaselineOffset() {
@@ -180,21 +180,31 @@ public class StyledText implements TextFragment {
         return new StyledText(text, getFontDescriptor(), getColor(), getBaselineOffset(), leftMargin, rightMargin, getRotation());
     }
 
-    private static float getWidth(FontDescriptor fontDescriptor, String text) {
+    private float getWidth(FontDescriptor fontDescriptor) {
         if (text == null) {
             return 0f;
         }
-        if (text.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        if (text.isEmpty()) {
             return 0f;
         }
         try {
-            return fontDescriptor.getSize() * fontDescriptor.getSelectedFont(text.trim()).getStringWidth(text.trim()) / 1000;
+            return fontDescriptor.getSize() * fontDescriptor.getSelectedFont(text).getStringWidth(text) / 1000;
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.log(Level.WARNING, "text = '" + text.trim() + "' " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            logger.log(Level.WARNING, "text = '" + text + "' " + e.getMessage(), e);
             return 0f;
         }
     }
 
+    private static String trimToSingleSpace(String string) {
+        if (string == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (!string.contains("  ")) {
+            return string;
+        }
+        return string.replaceAll("\\s+", " ");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "StyledText [text=" + text + ", fontDescriptor="
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java
index 00b3172..1890971 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class TextLine implements TextSequence {
                     matrix = matrix.multiply(transform.getMatrix());
                 }
                 // always trim to prevent leading spaces to allow getSelectedFont() to work
-                String text = styledText.getText().trim();
+                String text = styledText.getText();
                 if (!text.isEmpty()) {
                     contentStream.beginText();
                     beginText = true;