diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9e1615f9d2..c0605b8fb2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.10.3
 	github.com/SaveTheRbtz/zstd-seekable-format-go/pkg v0.7.2
-	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.20.0
+	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.21.1
 	github.com/blakesmith/ar v0.0.0-20190502131153-809d4375e1fb
 	github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 v2.5.6
 	github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.16.8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 17be63a395..39a33681c3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ github.com/SaveTheRbtz/zstd-seekable-format-go/pkg v0.7.2/go.mod h1:JitQWJ8JuV4Y
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.11.0 h1:2Q9r3ki8+JYXvGsDyBXwH3LcJ+WK5D0gc5E8vS6K3D0=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.11.0/go.mod h1:Bze95FyfUr7x34QZrjL+XP+0qgp/zg8yS+TtBj1WA3k=
 github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:vf4zrexSH54oEjJ7EdB65tGNHmH3pGZmVkgTP5RHvAs=
-github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.20.0 h1:sfIHpxPyR07/Oylvmcai3X/exDlE8+FA820NTz+9sGw=
-github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.20.0/go.mod h1:e7tViK0xh/Nf4BYHl00ycY6rV7b8iXBksI9E359yNmA=
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.21.1 h1:FaSDrp6N+3pphkNKU6HPCiYLgm8dbe5UXIXcoBhZSWA=
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.21.1/go.mod h1:NqVhfBR0lte5Ouh3DcthuUCTUpDC9cxBOfyMbMQPs3o=
 github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.0.0-20220113201626-b1b626ac65ae/go.mod h1:2kn6fqh/zIyPLmm3ugklbEi5hg5wS435eygvNfaDQL8=
-github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.1 h1:E3G4t2QbHTSNpPKBgMTln5KLkZHLOcU7r37J4pXBuIg=
-github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.1/go.mod h1:Fr0507jx4eOXV7AlPV6AVZLYrLIuIeSOWtW57eE/O/4=
+github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2 h1:SU73FTI9D1P5UNtvseffFSGmdNci/O6RsqzeXJtP0Qs=
+github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2/go.mod h1:Fr0507jx4eOXV7AlPV6AVZLYrLIuIeSOWtW57eE/O/4=
 github.com/alexbrainman/sspi v0.0.0-20250919150558-7d374ff0d59e h1:4dAU9FXIyQktpoUAgOJK3OTFc/xug0PCXYCqU0FgDKI=
 github.com/alexbrainman/sspi v0.0.0-20250919150558-7d374ff0d59e/go.mod h1:cEWa1LVoE5KvSD9ONXsZrj0z6KqySlCCNKHlLzbqAt4=
 github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.2.0 h1:ukwgCxwYrmACq68yiUqwIWnGY0cTPox/M94sVwToPjQ=
diff --git a/modules/indexer/code/search_test.go b/modules/indexer/code/search_test.go
index 2413ddec0b..b8fe852bb8 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/code/search_test.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/code/search_test.go
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ func TestHighlightSearchResultCode(t *testing.T) {
 			Code:  "func main() {\n\tfmt.Println(\"mark this\")\n}",
 			Result: []template.HTML{
 				"<span class=\"kd\">func</span><span class=\"w\"> </span><span class=\"nf\">main</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"p\">)</span><span class=\"w\"> </span><span class=\"p\">{</span><span class=\"w\">",
-				"</span><span class=\"w\"></span><span class=\"w\">\t</span><span class=\"nx\">fmt</span><span class=\"p\">.</span><span class=\"nf\">Println</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"s\">&#34;<span class=\"search-highlight\">mark this</span>&#34;</span><span class=\"p\">)</span><span class=\"w\">",
-				"</span><span class=\"w\"></span><span class=\"p\">}</span>",
+				"</span><span class=\"w\">\t</span><span class=\"nx\">fmt</span><span class=\"p\">.</span><span class=\"nf\">Println</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"s\">&#34;<span class=\"search-highlight\">mark this</span>&#34;</span><span class=\"p\">)</span><span class=\"w\">",
+				"</span><span class=\"p\">}</span>",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func TestHighlightSearchResultCode(t *testing.T) {
 			Code:  "func main() {\n\tfmt.Println(\"mark this 😊\")\n}",
 			Result: []template.HTML{
 				"<span class=\"kd\">func</span><span class=\"w\"> </span><span class=\"nf\">main</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"p\">)</span><span class=\"w\"> </span><span class=\"p\">{</span><span class=\"w\">",
-				"</span><span class=\"w\"></span><span class=\"w\">\t</span><span class=\"nx\">fmt</span><span class=\"p\">.</span><span class=\"nf\">Println</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"s\">&#34;<span class=\"search-highlight\">mark this 😊</span>&#34;</span><span class=\"p\">)</span><span class=\"w\">",
-				"</span><span class=\"w\"></span><span class=\"p\">}</span>",
+				"</span><span class=\"w\">\t</span><span class=\"nx\">fmt</span><span class=\"p\">.</span><span class=\"nf\">Println</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"s\">&#34;<span class=\"search-highlight\">mark this 😊</span>&#34;</span><span class=\"p\">)</span><span class=\"w\">",
+				"</span><span class=\"p\">}</span>",
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/modules/markup/html_test.go b/modules/markup/html_test.go
index c7c53e2678..512a7aa02a 100644
--- a/modules/markup/html_test.go
+++ b/modules/markup/html_test.go
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="2"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="gh"></span>B`+"\n"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner">B`+"\n"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="2"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="gh"></span>B`+"\n"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner">B`+"\n"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="2"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="gh"></span>B`+"\n"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner">B`+"\n"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ func TestRender_FilePreview(t *testing.T) {
 				`</tr>`+
 				`<tr>`+
 				`<td class="lines-num"><span data-line-number="3"></span></td>`+
-				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="w"></span><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
+				`<td class="lines-code chroma"><code class="code-inner"><span class="nx">C</span>`+"<span class=\"w\">\n</span>"+`</code></td>`+
 				`</tr>`+
 				`</tbody>`+
 				`</table>`+
diff --git a/modules/markup/orgmode/orgmode_test.go b/modules/markup/orgmode/orgmode_test.go
index 71157dc7c7..723d78e745 100644
--- a/modules/markup/orgmode/orgmode_test.go
+++ b/modules/markup/orgmode/orgmode_test.go
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ func HelloWorld() {
 #+end_src
 `, `<div class="src src-go">
 <pre><code class="chroma language-go"><span class="c1">// HelloWorld prints &#34;Hello World&#34;</span><span class="w">
-</span><span class="w"></span><span class="kd">func</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">HelloWorld</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span><span class="w">
+</span><span class="kd">func</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">HelloWorld</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span><span class="w">
 </span><span class="w">	</span><span class="nx">fmt</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">Println</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#34;Hello World&#34;</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w">
-</span><span class="w"></span><span class="p">}</span></code></pre>
+</span><span class="p">}</span></code></pre>
 </div>`)
 }