diff --git a/inline/src/lexer/mod.rs b/inline/src/lexer/mod.rs
index 9ddacbdf..9bb6265d 100644
--- a/inline/src/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/inline/src/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -178,14 +178,12 @@ impl Symbol<'_> {
         match self {
             Symbol::Star | Symbol::Underline => LexLength::Limited(3),
 
-            Symbol::Esc
-            | Symbol::Caret
-            | Symbol::Overline
-            | Symbol::Tick
-            | Symbol::Dollar
-            | Symbol::OpenParens => LexLength::Limited(1),
-
-            Symbol::CloseParens
+            Symbol::Esc | Symbol::Caret | Symbol::Overline | Symbol::Tick | Symbol::Dollar => {
+                LexLength::Limited(1)
+            }
+
+            Symbol::OpenParens
+            | Symbol::CloseParens
             | Symbol::OpenBracket
             | Symbol::CloseBracket
             | Symbol::OpenBrace
diff --git a/inline/src/lexer/token.rs b/inline/src/lexer/token.rs
index e2f3befb..48854b7b 100644
--- a/inline/src/lexer/token.rs
+++ b/inline/src/lexer/token.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ impl Token {
         } else {
             let not_followed_by_whitespace = matches!(self.spacing, Spacing::Pre | Spacing::None);
 
-            self.is_nesting_token() && not_followed_by_whitespace
+            !self.kind.is_close_parentheses()
+                && self.is_nesting_token()
+                && not_followed_by_whitespace
         }
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +265,9 @@ impl Token {
         } else {
             let not_preceded_by_whitespace = matches!(self.spacing, Spacing::Post | Spacing::None);
 
-            self.is_nesting_token() && not_preceded_by_whitespace
+            !self.kind().is_open_parentheses()
+                && self.is_nesting_token()
+                && not_preceded_by_whitespace
         }
     }