# Can't have spaces when C-c n f or C-c n i?

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**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [December 22, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/cant-have-spaces-when-c-c-n-f-or-c-c-n-i/1083 "2020-12-22T07:47:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/cant-have-spaces-when-c-c-n-f-or-c-c-n-i/1083/2 "2020-12-22T11:06:58Z")

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That depends on the completion framework you use. Ivy has no problem adding space in minibuffer. Have a look at this thrread.

> [@Using org-roam with ido,](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/using-org-roam-with-ido/900):
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> I’m using org-roam with (setq org-roam-completion-system 'ido). This works well for finding existing notes via org-roam-find-file, but when I want to insert a new entry, it doesn’t let me input spaces in the title, just hyphens. How can I fix this? Sorry if it’s really an ido problem, but I just thought I’d ask here.

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