diff --git a/ext/LatexifyExt.jl b/ext/LatexifyExt.jl
index f8eec814..aec1a3ff 100644
--- a/ext/LatexifyExt.jl
+++ b/ext/LatexifyExt.jl
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function _transform(q::AbstractQuantity, ::AbstractNumberFormatter)
     Expr(
         :latexifymerge,
         NakedNumber(q.val),
-        has_unit_spacing(unit(q)) ? "\\;" : nothing,
+        has_unit_spacing(unit(q)) ? "\\," : nothing,
         NakedUnits(unit(q)),
     )
 end
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ end
         )
     end
     env --> :inline
-    return Expr(:latexifymerge, q.val, "\\;\\mathrm{", unitnames[(:mathrm, unitname)], "}")
+    return Expr(:latexifymerge, q.val, "\\,\\mathrm{", unitnames[(:mathrm, unitname)], "}")
 end
 
 # arrays ------------------------- 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ end
     # Array of quantities with the same unit
     env --> :equation
     return Expr(
-        :latexifymerge, ustrip.(a), has_unit_spacing(first(a)) ? "\\;" : "", unit(first(a))
+        :latexifymerge, ustrip.(a), has_unit_spacing(first(a)) ? "\\," : "", unit(first(a))
     )
 end
 
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index c0e560f3..74dc8d63 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ end
     )
     unitfullatexifytest(
         24.7e9u"Gm/s^2",
-        raw"$2.47 \cdot 10^{10}\;\mathrm{Gm}\,\mathrm{s}^{-2}$",
+        raw"$2.47 \cdot 10^{10}\,\mathrm{Gm}\,\mathrm{s}^{-2}$",
         raw"\qty{2.47e10}{\giga\meter\per\second\tothe{2}}",
         raw"\qty{2.47e10}{Gm.s^{-2}}",
     )
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ end
         u"percent", raw"$\mathrm{\%}$", raw"\unit{\percent}", raw"\unit{\%}"
     )
     unitfullatexifytest(
-        2u"°C", raw"$2\;\mathrm{^\circ C}$", raw"\qty{2}{\celsius}", raw"\qty{2}{\celsius}"
+        2u"°C", raw"$2\,\mathrm{^\circ C}$", raw"\qty{2}{\celsius}", raw"\qty{2}{\celsius}"
     )
     unitfullatexifytest(
         1u"°", raw"$1\mathrm{^{\circ}}$", raw"\qty{1}{\degree}", raw"\qty{1}{\degree}"
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ end
         2 \\
         3 \\
         \end{array}
-        \right]\;\mathrm{m}
+        \right]\,\mathrm{m}
         \end{equation}
         """,
         raw"""
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ end
         \num{2} \\
         \num{3} \\
         \end{array}
-        \right]\;\unit{\meter}
+        \right]\,\unit{\meter}
         \end{equation}
         """,
         raw"""
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ end
         \num{2} \\
         \num{3} \\
         \end{array}
-        \right]\;\unit{m}
+        \right]\,\unit{m}
         \end{equation}
         """,
     )
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ end
         2 \\
         3 \\
         \end{array}
-        \right]\;\mathrm{m}
+        \right]\,\mathrm{m}
         \end{equation}
         """,
         raw"\qtylist{1;2;3}{\meter}",
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ end
     )
 
     @test latexify(24.7e9u"Gm/s^2"; fmt="%.1e") ==
-        L"$2.5e+10\;\mathrm{Gm}\,\mathrm{s}^{-2}$"
+        L"$2.5e+10\,\mathrm{Gm}\,\mathrm{s}^{-2}$"
     @test latexify(5.9722e24u"kg"; fmt=SiunitxNumberFormatter(version=2)) ==
         raw"\SI{5.9722e24}{\kilo\gram}"
     @test latexify(u"eV"; fmt=SiunitxNumberFormatter(version=2)) == raw"\si{\electronvolt}"
@@ -1868,16 +1868,16 @@ end
 @testset "permode" begin
     p = 5u"m^3*s^2/H/kg^4"
     @test latexify(p) == LaTeXString(
-        raw"$5\;\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}\,\mathrm{kg}^{-4}\,\mathrm{H}^{-1}$"
+        raw"$5\,\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}\,\mathrm{kg}^{-4}\,\mathrm{H}^{-1}$"
     )
     @test latexify(p; permode=:power) == LaTeXString(
-        raw"$5\;\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}\,\mathrm{kg}^{-4}\,\mathrm{H}^{-1}$"
+        raw"$5\,\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}\,\mathrm{kg}^{-4}\,\mathrm{H}^{-1}$"
     )
     @test latexify(p; permode=:slash) == LaTeXString(
-        raw"$5\;\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}\,/\,\mathrm{kg}^{4}\,\mathrm{H}$"
+        raw"$5\,\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}\,/\,\mathrm{kg}^{4}\,\mathrm{H}$"
     )
     @test latexify(p; permode=:frac) == LaTeXString(
-        raw"$5\;\frac{\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}}{\mathrm{kg}^{4}\,\mathrm{H}}$"
+        raw"$5\,\frac{\mathrm{m}^{3}\,\mathrm{s}^{2}}{\mathrm{kg}^{4}\,\mathrm{H}}$"
     )
     @test latexify(p; permode=:frac, fmt=SiunitxNumberFormatter()) ==
         latexify(p; fmt=SiunitxNumberFormatter())
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ end
 
 @testset "Parentheses" begin
     @test @latexify($(3u"mm")^2 - 4 * $(2u"mm^2")) ==
-        raw"$\left( 3\;\mathrm{mm} \right)^{2} - 4 \cdot 2\;\mathrm{mm}^{2}$"
+        raw"$\left( 3\,\mathrm{mm} \right)^{2} - 4 \cdot 2\,\mathrm{mm}^{2}$"
 end
 end