diff --git a/dan/utils.py b/dan/utils.py
index 69e7d82ac2610d5fbdfedf336df69177b3fd8471..e86e08f59c1c9ccb7b44265616287fe7f2baf472 100644
--- a/dan/utils.py
+++ b/dan/utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Token(NamedTuple):
 
 
 class LMTokenMapping(NamedTuple):
-    space: Token = Token("⎵", " ")
+    space: Token = Token("▁", " ")
     linebreak: Token = Token("↵", "\n")
     ctc: Token = Token("◌", "<ctc>")