diff --git a/doc/json_schema.json b/doc/json_schema.json
index e39d4cf42..f8f34d607 100644
--- a/doc/json_schema.json
+++ b/doc/json_schema.json
@@ -1024,9 +1024,30 @@
                                 },
                                 {
                                     "const": "both",
-                                    "description": "Show both icon and string keys"
+                                    "description": "Show both icon and string keys (alias of `both-1`)"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "const": "both-0",
+                                    "description": "Show both icon and string with no spaces between them"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "const": "both-1",
+                                    "description": "Show both icon and string with a space between them"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "const": "both-2",
+                                    "description": "Show both icon and string with 2 spaces between them"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "const": "both-3",
+                                    "description": "Show both icon and string with 3 spaces between them"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "const": "both-4",
+                                    "description": "Show both icon and string with 4 spaces between them"
                                 }
                             ],
+                            ],
                             "default": "string"
                         },
                         "paddingLeft": {
diff --git a/src/common/option.h b/src/common/option.h
index 4b8ea3eab..713e5ba53 100644
--- a/src/common/option.h
+++ b/src/common/option.h
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ typedef enum __attribute__((__packed__)) FFModuleKeyType
     FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_NONE = 0,
     FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_STRING = 1 << 0,
     FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_ICON = 1 << 1,
-    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH = FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_STRING | FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_ICON,
+    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_SPACE_SHIFT = 4,
+    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_0 = FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_STRING | FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_ICON,
+    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_1 = FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_0 | (1 << FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_SPACE_SHIFT),
+    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH = FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_1, // alias
+    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_2 = FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_0 | (2 << FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_SPACE_SHIFT),
+    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_3 = FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_0 | (3 << FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_SPACE_SHIFT),
+    FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_4 = FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_0 | (4 << FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_SPACE_SHIFT),
     FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_FORCE_UNSIGNED = UINT8_MAX,
 } FFModuleKeyType;
 
diff --git a/src/common/printing.c b/src/common/printing.c
index 857b06c7a..f92677b0a 100644
--- a/src/common/printing.c
+++ b/src/common/printing.c
@@ -28,17 +28,12 @@ void ffPrintLogoAndKey(const char* moduleName, uint8_t moduleIndex, const FFModu
                 ffPrintColor(&instance.config.display.colorKeys);
         }
 
-        bool hasIcon = false;
         if (instance.config.display.keyType & FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_ICON && moduleArgs && moduleArgs->keyIcon.length > 0)
-        {
             ffStrbufWriteTo(&moduleArgs->keyIcon, stdout);
-            hasIcon = true;
-        }
 
         if (instance.config.display.keyType & FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_STRING)
         {
-            if(hasIcon)
-                putchar(' ');
+            ffPrintCharTimes(' ', instance.config.display.keyType >> FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_SPACE_SHIFT);
 
             //NULL check is required for modules with custom keys, e.g. disk with the folder path
             if((printType & FF_PRINT_TYPE_NO_CUSTOM_KEY) || !moduleArgs || moduleArgs->key.length == 0)
@@ -136,6 +131,12 @@ void ffPrintCharTimes(char c, uint32_t times)
     if(times == 0)
         return;
 
+    if(times == 1)
+    {
+        putchar(c);
+        return;
+    }
+
     char str[32];
     memset(str, c, sizeof(str)); //2 instructions when compiling with AVX2 enabled
     for(uint32_t i = sizeof(str); i <= times; i += (uint32_t)sizeof(str))
diff --git a/src/data/help.json b/src/data/help.json
index 335f8563a..745570ff2 100644
--- a/src/data/help.json
+++ b/src/data/help.json
@@ -566,7 +566,12 @@
                     "none": "Disable keys",
                     "string": "Show string",
                     "icon": "Show icon (requires newest nerd font)",
-                    "both": "Show both icon and string"
+                    "both": "Show both icon and string (alias of `both-1`)",
+                    "both-0": "Show both icon and string with no spaces between them",
+                    "both-1": "Show both icon and string with a space between them",
+                    "both-2": "Show both icon and string with 2 spaces between them",
+                    "both-3": "Show both icon and string with 3 spaces between them",
+                    "both-4": "Show both icon and string with 4 spaces between them"
                 },
                 "default": "string"
             }
diff --git a/src/options/display.c b/src/options/display.c
index ab9d4c372..7ba790d46 100644
--- a/src/options/display.c
+++ b/src/options/display.c
@@ -451,6 +451,11 @@ const char* ffOptionsParseDisplayJsonConfig(FFOptionsDisplay* options, yyjson_va
                         { "string", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_STRING },
                         { "icon", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_ICON },
                         { "both", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH },
+                        { "both-0", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_0 },
+                        { "both-1", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_1 },
+                        { "both-2", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_2 },
+                        { "both-3", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_3 },
+                        { "both-4", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_4 },
                         {}
                     });
                     if (error) return error;
@@ -612,6 +617,11 @@ bool ffOptionsParseDisplayCommandLine(FFOptionsDisplay* options, const char* key
                 { "string", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_STRING },
                 { "icon", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_ICON },
                 { "both", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH },
+                { "both-0", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_0 },
+                { "both-1", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_1 },
+                { "both-2", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_2 },
+                { "both-3", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_3 },
+                { "both-4", FF_MODULE_KEY_TYPE_BOTH_4 },
                 {}
             });
         }