diff --git a/4chan_x.coffee b/4chan_x.coffee
index 8ebdada16..63545fb41 100644
--- a/4chan_x.coffee
+++ b/4chan_x.coffee
@@ -529,15 +529,13 @@ quickReply = (e) ->
             title: 'autohide'
             listener: ['click', autohide]
         }
-        div.appendChild(autohideB)
-        div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '))
         closeB = n 'a', {
             textContent: 'X'
             className: 'pointer'
             title: 'close'
             listener: ['click', close]
         }
-        div.appendChild(closeB)
+        addTo div, autohideB, tn(' '), closeB
 
         form = $ 'form[name=post]'
         clone = form.cloneNode(true)
@@ -612,14 +610,11 @@ watcherUpdate = ->
                 className: 'pointer'
                 listener: ['click', watchX]
             }
-            div.appendChild(a)
-            div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '))
             link = n 'a', {
                 textContent: thread.text
                 href: "/#{board}/res/#{thread.id}"
             }
-            div.appendChild(link)
-            div.appendChild(n 'br')
+            addTo div, a, tn(' '), link, n('br')
     old = $('#watcher div:last-child')
     replace(old, div)
 
@@ -758,7 +753,7 @@ a = n 'a', {
     className: 'pointer'
     listener: ['click', options]
 }
-inBefore(text, document.createTextNode(' / '))
+inBefore(text, tn(' / '))
 inBefore(text, a)
 
 #hack to tab from comment straight to recaptcha
@@ -811,7 +806,7 @@ if getConfig('Quick Report')
                 listener: ['click', report]
             }
             inAfter(el, a)
-            inAfter(el, document.createTextNode(' '))
+            inAfter(el, tn(' '))
     )
 
 if getConfig('Thread Watcher')
diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index d2c116e5d..2585c1dac 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -592,15 +592,13 @@
         title: 'autohide',
         listener: ['click', autohide]
       });
-      div.appendChild(autohideB);
-      div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '));
       closeB = n('a', {
         textContent: 'X',
         className: 'pointer',
         title: 'close',
         listener: ['click', close]
       });
-      div.appendChild(closeB);
+      addTo(div, autohideB, tn(' '), closeB);
       form = $('form[name=post]');
       clone = form.cloneNode(true);
       _ref2 = $$('script', clone);
@@ -681,14 +679,11 @@
           className: 'pointer',
           listener: ['click', watchX]
         });
-        div.appendChild(a);
-        div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '));
         link = n('a', {
           textContent: thread.text,
           href: ("/" + (board) + "/res/" + (thread.id))
         });
-        div.appendChild(link);
-        div.appendChild(n('br'));
+        addTo(div, a, tn(' '), link, n('br'));
       }
     }
     old = $('#watcher div:last-child');
@@ -851,7 +846,7 @@
     className: 'pointer',
     listener: ['click', options]
   });
-  inBefore(text, document.createTextNode(' / '));
+  inBefore(text, tn(' / '));
   inBefore(text, a);
   _ref = $$('#recaptcha_table a');
   for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
@@ -918,7 +913,7 @@
             listener: ['click', report]
           });
           inAfter(el, a);
-          return inAfter(el, document.createTextNode(' '));
+          return inAfter(el, tn(' '));
         })());
       }
       return _result;