diff --git a/src/ux-components/text-link/text-link.vue b/src/ux-components/text-link/text-link.vue
index 99448ccb1..cae562b08 100644
--- a/src/ux-components/text-link/text-link.vue
+++ b/src/ux-components/text-link/text-link.vue
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 <template>
     <loadingModal v-if="useLoadingModal" notFullScreen ref="loadingModal" />
-    <a v-if="linkType === 'navigation'" @click="handleClick" class="navigation-link" :href="href">
-        {{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot><!-- must remain on same line -->
-    </a>
+    <!--    NOTE: each prettier-ignore is needed below... 
+            each anchor that follows needs to be one single line in markup or adds unwanted spaces within link (fixes CASH-1502) -->
+
+    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
+    <a v-if="linkType === 'navigation'" @click="handleClick" class="navigation-link" :href="href">{{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot></a>
+    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
     <a
         v-else-if="linkType === 'newWindowLink'"
         @click="handleClick"
         class="new-window-link"
         :href="href"
-        target="_blank">
-        {{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot><!-- must remain on same line -->
-    </a>
-    <a v-else-if="linkType === 'textSmall'" @click="handleClick" class="small" :href="href">
-        {{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot><!-- must remain on same line -->
-    </a>
-    <a v-else-if="linkType === 'text'" @click="handleClick" :href="href">
-        {{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot><!-- must remain on same line -->
-    </a>
+        target="_blank">{{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot></a>
+    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
+    <a v-else-if="linkType === 'textSmall'" @click="handleClick" class="small" :href="href">{{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot></a>
+    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
+    <a v-else-if="linkType === 'text'" @click="handleClick" :href="href">{{ text }}<slot name="after-text"></slot></a>
 </template>
 
 <script>