import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.layout.Region; import javafx.stage.Stage; /** * * @author Alexander Kouznetsov */ public class SpaceInStyleBug extends Application{ @Override public void start(Stage primaryStage) { Region region = new Region(); // This line causes exception: region.setStyle(" -fx-background-color: black;"); // This line is ok // region.setStyle("-fx-background-color: black;"); Scene scene = new Scene(region); primaryStage.setScene(scene); primaryStage.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); } }