diff --git a/odometer.js b/odometer.js
index dcf926c..da762c7 100644
--- a/odometer.js
+++ b/odometer.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   RIBBON_HTML = '<span class="odometer-ribbon"><span class="odometer-ribbon-inner">' + VALUE_HTML + '</span></span>';
 
-  DIGIT_HTML = '<span class="odometer-digit"><span class="odometer-digit-spacer">8</span><span class="odometer-digit-inner">' + RIBBON_HTML + '</span></span>';
+  DIGIT_HTML = '<span class="odometer-digit"><span class="odometer-digit-spacer"></span><span class="odometer-digit-inner">' + RIBBON_HTML + '</span></span>';
 
   FORMAT_MARK_HTML = '<span class="odometer-formatting-mark"></span>';