diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
index d884083f..15acafac 100644
--- a/.prettierrc
+++ b/.prettierrc
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {
+  "plugins": ["prettier-plugin-go-template"],
   "goTemplateBracketSpacing": true,
   "htmlWhitespaceSensitivity": "css",
   "printWidth": 100,
   "singleQuote": false,
   "tabWidth": 2,
+  "useTabs": false,
   "trailingComma": "es5",
   "overrides": [
     {
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e9df036..22be3bed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Extra whitespace added after links ([#679](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/issues/679))
+
 ## [2.7.1] - 2023-10-24
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
index 2cb38063..d1d4575a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<h{{ .Level }} id="{{ .Anchor | safeURL }}" class="relative group">{{ .Text | safeHTML }} {{ if .Page.Params.showHeadingAnchors | default (.Page.Site.Params.article.showHeadingAnchors | default true) }}<span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#{{ .Anchor | safeURL }}" aria-label="{{ i18n "article.anchor_label" }}">#</a></span>{{ end }}</h{{ .Level }}>
+<h{{ .Level }} id="{{ .Anchor | safeURL }}" class="relative group">{{ .Text | safeHTML }} {{ if .Page.Params.showHeadingAnchors | default (.Page.Site.Params.article.showHeadingAnchors | default true) }}<span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#{{ .Anchor | safeURL }}" aria-label="{{ i18n "article.anchor_label" }}">#</a></span>{{ end }}</h{{ .Level }}>
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diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index c1fe3634..ac82a6aa 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@
       {{ with $caption }}<figcaption class="text-center">{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
     </figure>
   {{ end }}
-{{ end }}
+{{ end }}
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diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index e42c035c..d0d013ae 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {{ $link := .Destination }}
 {{ $isRemote := strings.HasPrefix $link "http" }}
-{{- if not $isRemote -}}
-{{ $url := urls.Parse .Destination }}
-{{- if $url.Path -}}
-{{ $fragment := "" }}
-{{- with $url.Fragment }}{{ $fragment = printf "#%s" . }}{{ end -}}
-{{- with .Page.GetPage $url.Path }}{{ $link = printf "%s%s" .RelPermalink $fragment }}{{ end }}{{ end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-<a href="{{ $link | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if $isRemote }} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
+{{- if not $isRemote }}
+  {{ $url := urls.Parse .Destination }}
+  {{ if $url.Path }}
+    {{ $fragment := "" }}
+    {{- with $url.Fragment }}{{ $fragment = printf "#%s" . }}{{ end -}}
+    {{- with .Page.GetPage $url.Path }}{{ $link = printf "%s%s" .RelPermalink $fragment }}{{ end -}}
+  {{ end }}
+{{ end -}}
+<a href="{{ $link | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title }} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if $isRemote }} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"{{ end }}>{{- .Text | safeHTML -}}</a>
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