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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/Annotation.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/Annotation.java
index ae29417..f6919cd 100755
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/Annotation.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/Annotation.java
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ public class Annotation
     return ((value == 0f)
             && ((description == null) || (description.trim().length() == 0))
             && ((displayCharacter == null)
-                    || (displayCharacter.trim().length() == 0))
+                    || (displayCharacter.trim().length() == 0)
+                    || (displayCharacter.equals(" ."))) // RNA Stockholm blank
+                                                        // displayCharacter can
+                                                        // end up like this
             && (secondaryStructure == '\0' || (secondaryStructure == ' '))
             && colour == null);
   }