Hi Hans, There's an uncommented linebreak in the definition of \pack_framed_text_start that's introducing an unwanted space just before \startframedtext. Minimal example: \showmakeup[space] \starttext \hbox{.\startframedtext.\stopframedtext} \stoptext Patch: --- texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/pack-rul.old 2022-12-21 19:12:14.790830416 -0700 +++ texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/pack-rul.mkxl 2022-12-21 19:12:26.193652551 -0700 @@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ \tolerant\protected\def\pack_framed_text_start[#1]#*[#2]#*[#3]% or #1#*[#2]#*[#3]% and pass {#1} {\bgroup - \edef\currentframedtext{#1} + \edef\currentframedtext{#1}% \doifelseassignment{#2} {\pack_framed_text_start_indeed\empty{#2}} {\pack_framed_text_start_indeed{#2}{#3}}} (originally reported at https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/669296/270600) Thanks, -- Max