diff --git a/packages/yew-bootstrap/src/component/navbar.rs b/packages/yew-bootstrap/src/component/navbar.rs
index f3147ba..9be9a12 100644
--- a/packages/yew-bootstrap/src/component/navbar.rs
+++ b/packages/yew-bootstrap/src/component/navbar.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Component for NavDropdownItem {
                     onclick={props.onclick.clone()}
                 >
                     if let Some(icon) = props.icon {
-                        {icon}{" "}
+                        {icon}{" "} // add a space after the icon, otherwise it looks squished
                     }
                     {props.text.clone()}
                 </a>