diff --git a/theme/solarized.css b/theme/solarized.css
index af30d621301948672e79b79c7a69fda412128217..9c2e914833e88cd2901b1dca520126b69776ca6c 100644
--- a/theme/solarized.css
+++ b/theme/solarized.css
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/img/solarized-palette.png
 .cm-s-solarized .cm-tab:before {
   content: "➤";   /*visualize tab character*/
   color: #586e75;
+  position:absolute;
 }
 .cm-s-solarized .cm-error,
 .cm-s-solarized .cm-invalidchar {