diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
index e05a53194c3..54e74c408ed 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
@@ -1633,7 +1633,8 @@ var KanbanFieldMany2ManyTags = FieldMany2ManyTags.extend({
         this.$el.empty().addClass('o_field_many2manytags o_kanban_tags');
         _.each(this.value.data, function (m2m) {
             var $tag = $('<span>')
-                    .attr('title', _.str.escapeHTML(m2m.data.display_name))
+                    .text( _.str.escapeHTML(m2m.data.display_name))
+                    .prepend('<span>')
                     .appendTo(self.$el);
             if (self.colorField in m2m.data) {
                 if (m2m.data[self.colorField] === 10) {