diff --git a/doc/_templates/pandas_footer.html b/doc/_templates/pandas_footer.html
index 6d8caa4d..6e8555e4 100644
--- a/doc/_templates/pandas_footer.html
+++ b/doc/_templates/pandas_footer.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <p class="copyright">
-    &copy {{copyright}} pandas via <a href="https://numfocus.org">NumFOCUS, Inc.</a> Hosted by <a href="https://www.ovhcloud.com">OVHcloud</a>.
+    &copy {{copyright}}pandas via <a href="https://numfocus.org">NumFOCUS, Inc.</a> Hosted by <a href="https://www.ovhcloud.com">OVHcloud</a>.
 </p>
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index ce67ee90..588a3824 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 # General information about the project.
 project = "pandas"
 # We have our custom "pandas_footer.html" template, using copyright for the current year
-copyright = f"{datetime.now().year}"
+copyright = f"{datetime.now().year} "
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the