diff --git a/webAO/dom/resizeChatbox.ts b/webAO/dom/resizeChatbox.ts
index 0fb737d2..a60dbff1 100644
--- a/webAO/dom/resizeChatbox.ts
+++ b/webAO/dom/resizeChatbox.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ export function resizeChatbox() {
     const trackstatus = <HTMLMarqueeElement>(document.getElementById("client_trackstatustext"));
     trackstatus.style.width = (trackstatus.offsetWidth - 1) + "px";
 
+    //name spacing
+    const namePlate = document.getElementById("client_name");
+    if (CHATBOX == "aa" && namePlate.innerText.length<5) {
+        namePlate.style.letterSpacing = "0.2em";        
+    }else{
+        namePlate.style.letterSpacing = "normal";
+    }
 
     //clock
     const now = new Date();
diff --git a/webAO/styles/chatbox/aa.css b/webAO/styles/chatbox/aa.css
index a504dafc..c1ae7a24 100644
--- a/webAO/styles/chatbox/aa.css
+++ b/webAO/styles/chatbox/aa.css
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	background: rgba(60, 85, 255, 0.4);
 	box-shadow: 0.075em 0.075em rgba(0, 56, 163, 0.5) inset;
 	margin: 0;
-	padding-top: 0.4%;
+	padding-top: 0.5%;
 	padding-left: 1.955%;
 	padding-right: 1.955%;
 	border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);