Set TextBlock to preserve white space at the beginning and at the end?

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EDIT:

The code below actually works as I want - this question a little misleading. Please ignore it.

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Answer 1

set the xml:space property to preserve in your XAML, i assume you are using WPF

EDIT: It is sometimes easier to do things in XAML. I just hope you are not using this to align your text. There are many other more elegant methods to do so.