diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/ft8.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/ft8.js
index b2e72c7..b9622ef 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/ft8.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/ft8.js
@@ -29,32 +29,30 @@ function addFt8Message(msg) {
 }
 
 function renderFt8Message(message) {
-  const normalized = normalizeSpaces(message);
   const gridRegex = /[A-R]{2}\\d{2}(?:[A-X]{2})?/gi;
   let out = "";
   let lastIdx = 0;
-  for (const match of normalized.matchAll(gridRegex)) {
+  for (const match of message.matchAll(gridRegex)) {
     const idx = match.index ?? 0;
     const grid = match[0].toUpperCase();
-    const prev = idx > 0 ? normalized[idx - 1] : "";
-    const next = idx + grid.length < normalized.length ? normalized[idx + grid.length] : "";
+    const prev = idx > 0 ? message[idx - 1] : "";
+    const next = idx + grid.length < message.length ? message[idx + grid.length] : "";
     if (isAlphaNum(prev) || isAlphaNum(next)) continue;
-    out += escapeHtml(normalized.slice(lastIdx, idx));
+    out += escapeHtml(message.slice(lastIdx, idx));
     out += `<span class="ft8-locator">[${grid}]</span>`;
     lastIdx = idx + grid.length;
   }
-  out += escapeHtml(normalized.slice(lastIdx));
+  out += escapeHtml(message.slice(lastIdx));
   return out;
 }
 
 function extractFirstGrid(message) {
-  const normalized = normalizeSpaces(message);
   const gridRegex = /[A-R]{2}\\d{2}(?:[A-X]{2})?/gi;
-  for (const match of normalized.matchAll(gridRegex)) {
+  for (const match of message.matchAll(gridRegex)) {
     const idx = match.index ?? 0;
     const grid = match[0].toUpperCase();
-    const prev = idx > 0 ? normalized[idx - 1] : "";
-    const next = idx + grid.length < normalized.length ? normalized[idx + grid.length] : "";
+    const prev = idx > 0 ? message[idx - 1] : "";
+    const next = idx + grid.length < message.length ? message[idx + grid.length] : "";
     if (isAlphaNum(prev) || isAlphaNum(next)) continue;
     return grid;
   }
@@ -73,10 +71,6 @@ function isAlphaNum(ch) {
   return /[A-Za-z0-9]/.test(ch);
 }
 
-function normalizeSpaces(input) {
-  return input.replace(/[\\u00A0\\u2000-\\u200B\\u202F\\u205F\\u3000]/g, " ");
-}
-
 document.getElementById("ft8-decode-toggle-btn").addEventListener("click", async () => {
   try { await postPath("/toggle_ft8_decode"); } catch (e) { console.error("FT8 toggle failed", e); }
 });