diff --git a/src/furo/assets/styles/content/_footnotes.sass b/src/furo/assets/styles/content/_footnotes.sass
index 608f895dd..028e04998 100644
--- a/src/furo/assets/styles/content/_footnotes.sass
+++ b/src/furo/assets/styles/content/_footnotes.sass
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ aside.footnote
 
 aside.footnote > span,
 div.citation > span
+  float: left
   font-weight: 500
+  padding-right: 0.25rem
 
 aside.footnote > p,
 div.citation > p