diff --git a/static/css/s2.css b/static/css/s2.css
index 4337c22759..1b193465b5 100644
--- a/static/css/s2.css
+++ b/static/css/s2.css
@@ -5001,6 +5001,9 @@ body .ui-autocomplete.dictionary-toc-autocomplete .ui-menu-item a.ui-state-focus
   --english-font: var(--english-sans-serif-font-family);
   --hebrew-font: var(--hebrew-sans-serif-font-family);
 }
+.no-wrapping-salad-item-container{
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 
 .readerNavMenu .sheet {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/static/js/WordSalad.jsx b/static/js/WordSalad.jsx
index 8cf959f2e2..3b09475586 100644
--- a/static/js/WordSalad.jsx
+++ b/static/js/WordSalad.jsx
@@ -3,36 +3,29 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 export const WordSalad = ({ numLines, salad, renderItem }) => {
 /**
- * This component renders a collection of text items, styled to fit within a specified
+ * This component renders a collection of items, styled to fit within a specified
  * number of lines. Each item can be rendered using a custom `renderItem` function, and
  * spaces within the items are replaced with non-breaking spaces to ensure consistent
  * line breaking behavior in CSS.
  *
  * @param {number} props.numLines - The number of lines the container should display.
  *                                  This is used in the CSS to control layout.
- * @param {Array} props.salad - An array of objects representing the text items to display.
- *                              Each object must have a `text` property.
+ * @param {Array} props.salad - An array of objects representing the items to display.
+ *
  * @param {Function} props.renderItem - A function that receives an item from the `salad` array
  *                                      and returns a React element to render it.
  */
 
-  const nonWhitespaceInvisibleChar = '\u00A0'
-  // replace the normal space with the HTML space char, in order for css to not break line mid-item.
-  salad = salad.map(saladItem => ({
-    ...saladItem,
-    text: saladItem.text.replace(/ /g, nonWhitespaceInvisibleChar),
-  }));
-
   const renderItemWithSpacesForBreaks = (item)=>{
-    // needed in order for css to recognize space after each item to potentially break the line at this space.
-    const spacedElement = <span>{renderItem(item)} </span>
-    return spacedElement
+    // inner span to prevent wrapping on spaces mid-item, outer span with trailing space to allow wrapping between items
+    const trailingSpacedElement = <span><span className='no-wrapping-salad-item-container'>{renderItem(item)}</span> </span>
+    return trailingSpacedElement;
   }
 
 
   return (
     <div className="salad-container" style={{ '--num-lines': numLines }}>
-      {salad.map((item, index) => renderItemWithSpacesForBreaks(item))}
+      {salad.map(renderItemWithSpacesForBreaks)}
     </div>
   );
 };
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