diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/marginnote.html b/layouts/shortcodes/marginnote.html
index 61dcebf..eacd6da 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/marginnote.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/marginnote.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {{- end -}}
 {{- $label := $.Page.Scratch.Get "marginnoteCounter" -}}
 {{- $ind := .Get "ind" | default .Site.Params.marginNoteInd -}}
-<label for="marginnote-{{ $label }}" class="margin-toggle marginnote-ind">{{ $ind }}</label>
+<label for="marginnote-{{ $label }}" class="margin-toggle marginnote-ind">{{ $ind }}</label>{{- "" -}}
 <input type="checkbox" id="marginnote-{{ $label }}" class="margin-toggle"/>
 <span class="marginnote"{{ with .Get "lang" }} lang="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>
 {{ .Inner | markdownify}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html b/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html
index 786d20d..6a39207 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {{- $.Page.Scratch.Set "sidenoteCounter" 1 -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- $label := $.Page.Scratch.Get "sidenoteCounter" -}}
-<label for="sidenote-{{ $label }}" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number">({{ $label }})</label>
+<label for="sidenote-{{ $label }}" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number">({{ $label }})</label>{{- "" -}}
 <input type="checkbox" id="sidenote-{{ $label }}" class="margin-toggle"/>
 <span class="sidenote"{{ with .Get "lang" }} lang="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>
 <span class="sidenote-number">({{ $label }})</span>{{ .Inner | markdownify }}