diff --git a/helix-view/src/info.rs b/helix-view/src/info.rs
index 92c103516..f3df50fe3 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/info.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/info.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct Info {
 
 impl Info {
     pub fn key(title: &'static str, body: Vec<(&[KeyEvent], &'static str)>) -> Info {
+        let (lpad, mpad, rpad) = (1, 2, 1);
         let keymaps_width: u16 = body
             .iter()
             .map(|r| r.0.iter().map(|e| e.width() as u16 + 2).sum::<u16>() - 2)
@@ -28,18 +29,23 @@ impl Info {
         for (keyevents, desc) in body {
             let keyevent = keyevents[0];
             let mut left = keymaps_width - keyevent.width() as u16;
+            for _ in 0..lpad {
+                text.push(' ');
+            }
             write!(text, "{}", keyevent).ok();
             for keyevent in &keyevents[1..] {
                 write!(text, ", {}", keyevent).ok();
                 left -= 2 + keyevent.width() as u16;
             }
-            for _ in 0..left {
+            for _ in 0..left + mpad {
                 text.push(' ');
             }
-            if keymaps_width + 2 + (desc.width() as u16) > width {
-                width = keymaps_width + 2 + desc.width() as u16;
+            let desc = desc.trim();
+            let w = lpad + keymaps_width + mpad + (desc.width() as u16) + rpad;
+            if w > width {
+                width = w;
             }
-            writeln!(text, "  {}", &desc).ok();
+            writeln!(text, "{}", desc).ok();
         }
         Info {
             title,