diff --git a/src/Test/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverterTest.cs b/src/Test/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverterTest.cs
index 03318d72d..c620df1eb 100644
--- a/src/Test/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverterTest.cs
+++ b/src/Test/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverterTest.cs
@@ -71,10 +71,75 @@ namespace Test.Logic.Ocr
                 new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("'", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
             };
 
-            string result = MatchesToItalicStringConverter.GetStringWithItalicTags(matches);
+            var result = MatchesToItalicStringConverter.GetStringWithItalicTags(matches);
             Assert.AreEqual("He said: <i>''Go now!''</i>", result);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TestItalicAndColon()
+        {
+            var matches = new List<VobSubOcr.CompareMatch>
+            {
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("L", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("o", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("n", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("a", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("r", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("d", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch(":", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("T", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("h", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("y", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("'", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("r", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch(" ", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("h", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("r", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch(".", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+            };
+
+            var result = MatchesToItalicStringConverter.GetStringWithItalicTags(matches);
+            Assert.AreEqual("Leonard:<i>They're here.</i>", result);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TestItalicAndBrackets()
+        {
+            var matches = new List<VobSubOcr.CompareMatch>
+            {
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("[", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("L", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("o", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("n", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("a", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("r", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("d", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("]", false, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("T", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("h", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("y", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("'", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("r", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch(" ", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("h", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("r", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch("e", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+                new VobSubOcr.CompareMatch(".", true, 0, Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+            };
+
+            var result = MatchesToItalicStringConverter.GetStringWithItalicTags(matches);
+            Assert.AreEqual("[Leonard]<i>They're here.</i>", result);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void TestWordInItalic()
         {
diff --git a/src/ui/Forms/Ocr/VobSubOcr.cs b/src/ui/Forms/Ocr/VobSubOcr.cs
index 0cf4d2f1e..408a400d1 100644
--- a/src/ui/Forms/Ocr/VobSubOcr.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Forms/Ocr/VobSubOcr.cs
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms.Ocr
 
             for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
             {
-                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(25);
+                Thread.Sleep(25);
                 Application.DoEvents();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverter.cs b/src/ui/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverter.cs
index 428758275..aadce8515 100644
--- a/src/ui/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverter.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Logic/Ocr/MatchesToItalicStringConverter.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.Ocr
             for (var i = 0; i < lineMatches.Count; i++)
             {
                 var m = lineMatches[i];
-                if (m.Text == " " || m.Text == "-" || m.Text == "'") // chars that allow change of italic
+                if (m.Text == " " || m.Text == "-" || m.Text == "'" || m.Text == ":" || m.Text == "[" || m.Text == "]") // chars that allow change of italic
                 {
                     if (sbWord.Length > 0)
                     {
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.Ocr
         private static bool AddWord(StringBuilder sb, int italicCount, ref bool italicOn, StringBuilder sbWord, string prevSpace)
         {
             var w = sbWord.ToString();
+            if (prevSpace.Length == 1 && w.StartsWith(prevSpace))
+            {
+                w = prevSpace + w;
+                prevSpace = string.Empty;
+            }
+
             var wordIsItalic = italicCount > w.Length / 2.0;
             if (!wordIsItalic && Math.Abs(italicCount - w.Length / 2.0) < 0.3 && italicOn)
             {
@@ -147,21 +153,21 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.Ocr
 
             if (wordIsItalic && italicOn)
             {
-                sb.Append(prevSpace + sbWord);
+                sb.Append(prevSpace + w);
             }
             else if (wordIsItalic)
             {
-                sb.Append(prevSpace + "<i>" + sbWord);
+                sb.Append(prevSpace + "<i>" + w);
                 italicOn = true;
             }
             else if (italicOn)
             {
-                sb.Append("</i>" + prevSpace + sbWord);
+                sb.Append("</i>" + prevSpace + w);
                 italicOn = false;
             }
             else
             {
-                sb.Append(prevSpace + sbWord);
+                sb.Append(prevSpace + w);
             }
 
             return italicOn;