diff --git a/src/parts/events.js b/src/parts/events.js
index 7129d89d..556cf88f 100644
--- a/src/parts/events.js
+++ b/src/parts/events.js
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ export default {
             if( _s.mode == 'mix' )
                 return this.events.callbacks.onMixTagsInput.call(this, e);
 
-            var value = this.input.normalize.call(this),
+            var value = this.input.normalize.call(this, undefined, {trim: false}),
                 showSuggestions = value.length >= _s.dropdown.enabled,
                 eventData = {value, inputElm:this.DOM.input},
                 validation = this.validateTag({value});
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ export default {
 
             eventData.isValid = validation;
 
+            console.log(this.state.inputText , value)
             // for IE; since IE doesn't have an "input" event so "keyDown" is used instead to trigger the "onInput" callback,
             // and so many keys do not change the input, and for those do not continue.
             if( this.state.inputText == value ) return;
diff --git a/src/tagify.js b/src/tagify.js
index a7b753bb..1b7ad40f 100644
--- a/src/tagify.js
+++ b/src/tagify.js
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ Tagify.prototype = {
         },
 
         // remove any child DOM elements that aren't of type TEXT (like <br>)
-        normalize( node ){
+        normalize( node, options ){
             var clone = node || this.DOM.input, //.cloneNode(true),
                 v = [];
 
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ Tagify.prototype = {
 
             v = v.replace(/\s/g, ' ')  // replace NBSPs with spaces characters
 
-            return this.trim(v)
+            return options?.trim ? this.trim(v) : v
         },
 
         /**