This setting gives an overfull hbox of exactly 3 points: \setupitemgroup[itemize][each] [joinedup,packed] [symbol=n,distance=3pt, align=right,itemalign=flushright, stopper={.\,} ] In the logfile: Overfull \hbox (3.0pt too wide) detected at line 7 Changing to distance=4pt makes the hbox 4pt too wide. Changing to distance=0pt (or delete parameter) makes the hbox fit. Why is this? Apart from cluttering the logfile, I guess this hbox overflow signals something that can be bettered. Hans van der Meer