diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/columns.html b/layouts/shortcodes/columns.html
index 5a7bb62b..ecb68a9c 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/columns.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/columns.html
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 
 <div class="gdoc-columns gdoc-columns--{{ $size }} flex flex-gap flex-mobile-column">
-  {{ range split .Inner "<--->" }}
+  {{- range split .Inner "<--->" }}
     <div class="gdoc-columns__content gdoc-markdown--nested flex-even">
       {{ . | $.Page.RenderString }}
     </div>
-  {{ end }}
+  {{- end }}
 </div>
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html b/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html
index 4eb1b445..90b27274 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{{ if .Parent }}
-  {{ $name := .Get 0 }}
-  {{ $group := printf "tabs-%s" (.Parent.Get 0) }}
+{{- if .Parent }}
+  {{- $name := .Get 0 }}
+  {{- $group := printf "tabs-%s" (.Parent.Get 0) }}
 
-  {{ if not (.Parent.Scratch.Get $group) }}
-    {{ .Parent.Scratch.Set $group slice }}
-  {{ end }}
+  {{- if not (.Parent.Scratch.Get $group) }}
+    {{- .Parent.Scratch.Set $group slice }}
+  {{- end }}
 
-  {{ .Parent.Scratch.Add $group (dict "Name" $name "Content" .Inner) }}
-{{ else }}
+  {{- .Parent.Scratch.Add $group (dict "Name" $name "Content" .Inner) }}
+{{- else }}
   {{ errorf "%q: 'tab' shortcode must be inside 'tabs' shortcode" .Page.Path }}
-{{ end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html b/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html
index 660b14d2..7d8671ec 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-{{ if .Inner }}{{ end }}
-{{ $id := .Get 0 }}
-{{ $group := printf "tabs-%s" $id }}
+{{- if .Inner }}{{ end }}
+{{- $id := .Get 0 }}
+{{- $group := printf "tabs-%s" $id }}
 
 
 <div class="gdoc-tabs">
-  {{ range $index, $tab := .Scratch.Get $group }}
+  {{- range $index, $tab := .Scratch.Get $group }}
     <input
       type="radio"
       class="gdoc-tabs__control hidden"
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
     <div class="gdoc-markdown--nested gdoc-tabs__content">
       {{ .Content | $.Page.RenderString }}
     </div>
-  {{ end }}
+  {{- end }}
 </div>