diff --git a/core/modules/link/link.module b/core/modules/link/link.module
index 2baa164..9b4f300 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/link.module
+++ b/core/modules/link/link.module
@@ -423,14 +423,25 @@ function link_theme() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Preprocesses variables for link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig.
+ * Prepares variables for separated link field templates.
  *
- * @see link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig
+ * This template outputs a separate title and link.
+ *
+ * Default template: link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig.
+ *
+ * @param array $variables
+ *   An associative array containing:
+ *   - title: (optional) A descriptive or alternate title for the link, which
+ *     may be different than the actual link text.
+ *   - url_title: The anchor text for the link.
+ *   - href: The link URL.
+ *   - options: (optional) An array of options to pass to l().
  */
-function template_preprocess_link_formatter_link_separate(&$variables){
+function template_preprocess_link_formatter_link_separate(&$variables) {
   if (!empty($variables['title'])) {
     $variables['title'] = check_plain($variables['title']);
   }
-  // @todo revisit this use of l() after http://drupal.org/node/1922454 is resolved.
+  // @todo Revisit this use of l() after http://drupal.org/node/1922454 is
+  //   resolved.
   $variables['link'] = l($variables['url_title'], $variables['href'], $variables['options']);
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/link/templates/link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig b/core/modules/link/templates/link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig
index ebdb7e5..84e7a7d 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/templates/link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/link/templates/link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
  *
  * Available variables:
  * - link: The link that has already been formatted by l().
- * - title: The title of the link.
+ * - title: (optional) A descriptive or alternate title for the link, which may
+ *   be different than the actual link text.
  *
  * @see template_preprocess()
  * @see template_preprocess_link_formatter_link_separate()
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
 #}
+{% spaceless %}
 <div class="link-item">
   {% if title %}
     <div class="link-title">{{ title }}</div>
   {% endif %}
   <div class="link-url">{{ link }}</div>
 </div>
+{% endspaceless %}