diff --git a/qiskit/visualization/latex.py b/qiskit/visualization/latex.py
index 654b472d617f..9da818c5b3bf 100644
--- a/qiskit/visualization/latex.py
+++ b/qiskit/visualization/latex.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def _get_image_depth(self):
                 # which take 4 columns
                 base_type = None if not hasattr(op, "base_gate") else op.base_gate
                 if isinstance(op, RZZGate) or isinstance(base_type, (U1Gate, PhaseGate, RZZGate)):
-                    column_width = 4
+                    column_width = 5
             max_column_widths.append(current_max)
             columns += column_width
 
@@ -520,8 +520,13 @@ def _build_symmetric_gate(self, op, gate_text, wire_list, col):
         )
         self._latex[wire_last][col] = "\\control \\qw"
         # Put side text to the right between bottom wire in wire_list and the one above it
-        self._latex[wire_max - 1][col + 1] = "\\dstick{\\hspace{2.0em}%s} \\qw" % gate_text
-        return 4  # num_cols for side text gates
+        self._latex[wire_max][
+            col
+        ] += " \\cds{-1}{\\hspace{0.5em}\\hphantom{\\ensuremath{%s}}" "\\ensuremath{%s}}" % (
+            gate_text,
+            gate_text,
+        )
+        return 5  # num_cols for side text gates
 
     def _build_measure(self, node, col):
         """Build a meter and the lines to the creg"""
diff --git a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_cswap_rzz.tex b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_cswap_rzz.tex
index 2ab50b9d5f15..3c967045a943 100644
--- a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_cswap_rzz.tex
+++ b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_cswap_rzz.tex
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 \begin{document}
 \scalebox{1.0}{
 \Qcircuit @C=1.0em @R=0.2em @!R { \\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{X}} & \ctrl{1} & \control \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{X}} & \qswap & \ctrl{-1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \qw & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \ctrlo{-1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \qw & \qw & \ctrl{-3} & \dstick{\hspace{2.0em}\mathrm{ZZ}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})} \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{4} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{4} :  } & \qw & \qw & \ctrlo{-1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{X}} & \ctrl{1} & \control \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{X}} & \qswap & \ctrl{-1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \qw & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \ctrlo{-1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \qw & \qw & \ctrl{-3} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{4} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{4} :  } & \qw & \qw & \ctrlo{-1} \cds{-1}{\hspace{0.5em}\hphantom{\ensuremath{\mathrm{ZZ}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})}}\ensuremath{\mathrm{ZZ}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
 \\ }}
 \end{document}
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diff --git a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_iqx.tex b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_iqx.tex
index 6dd70d09a005..98a674836d23 100644
--- a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_iqx.tex
+++ b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_iqx.tex
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 \begin{document}
 \scalebox{1.0}{
 \Qcircuit @C=1.0em @R=0.2em @!R { \\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{H}} & \gate{\mathrm{X}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \qswap & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{0} & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \targ & \ctrl{1} & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \qswap & \ctrl{1} & \ghost{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{1} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{0} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \targ & \qw & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \qswap & \qw & \ghost{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{1} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{0} & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \qw & \qw & \ghost{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{1} & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{4} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{4} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{Z}} & \gate{\mathrm{S}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{S^\dagger}} & \gate{\mathrm{T}} & \gate{\mathrm{T^\dagger}} & \gate{\mathrm{P}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} & \gate{\mathrm{P}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{5} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{5} :  } & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \dstick{\hspace{2.0em}\mathrm{P}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} \qw & \qw & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{Y}} & \gate{\mathrm{R_X}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{3}})} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{0} & \gate{\mathrm{U}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}})} \barrier[0em]{1} & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{\left|0\right\rangle}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{6} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{6} :  } & \control\qw & \control \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{H}} & \gate{\mathrm{X}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \qswap & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{0} & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \targ & \ctrl{1} & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \qswap & \ctrl{1} & \ghost{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{1} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{0} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \targ & \qw & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \qswap & \qw & \ghost{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{1} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{0} & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qswap \qwx[-1] & \qw & \qw & \ghost{\mathrm{Dcx}}_<<<{1} & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{4} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{4} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{Z}} & \gate{\mathrm{S}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{S^\dagger}} & \gate{\mathrm{T}} & \gate{\mathrm{T^\dagger}} & \gate{\mathrm{P}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} & \gate{\mathrm{P}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{5} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{5} :  } & \ctrl{1} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{Y}} & \gate{\mathrm{R_X}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{3}})} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{0} & \gate{\mathrm{U}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}})} \barrier[0em]{1} & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{\left|0\right\rangle}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{6} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{6} :  } & \control\qw & \control \qw \cds{-1}{\hspace{0.5em}\hphantom{\ensuremath{\mathrm{P}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}}\ensuremath{\mathrm{P}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
 \\ }}
 \end{document}
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diff --git a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_r_gates.tex b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_r_gates.tex
index aa50c0cb1764..fe817fe77c07 100644
--- a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_r_gates.tex
+++ b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_r_gates.tex
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 \begin{document}
 \scalebox{1.0}{
 \Qcircuit @C=1.0em @R=0.2em @!R { \\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4},\frac{3\pi}{8}})} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{XX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{0} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{-\pi}{2}})}_<<<{0} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R_X}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{XX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{1} & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{-\pi}{2}})}_<<<{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R_Y}\,(\mathrm{\frac{-\pi}{2}})} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{YY}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})}_<<<{0} & \ctrl{1} & \dstick{\hspace{2.0em}\mathrm{ZZ}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R_Z}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})} & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{YY}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})}_<<<{1} & \control \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4},\frac{3\pi}{8}})} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{XX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{0} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{-\pi}{2}})}_<<<{0} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R_X}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})} & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{XX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}_<<<{1} & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{ZX}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{-\pi}{2}})}_<<<{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R_Y}\,(\mathrm{\frac{-\pi}{2}})} & \multigate{1}{\mathrm{R_{YY}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})}_<<<{0} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{R_Z}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})} & \ghost{\mathrm{R_{YY}}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{4}})}_<<<{1} & \control \qw \cds{-1}{\hspace{0.5em}\hphantom{\ensuremath{\mathrm{ZZ}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}}\ensuremath{\mathrm{ZZ}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2}})}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
 \\ }}
 \end{document}
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diff --git a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_u_gates.tex b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_u_gates.tex
index 91017cd2d891..95034ada2a58 100644
--- a/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_u_gates.tex
+++ b/test/python/visualization/references/test_latex_u_gates.tex
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 \begin{document}
 \scalebox{1.0}{
 \Qcircuit @C=1.0em @R=0.2em @!R { \\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{U_1}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2}})} & \ctrl{1} & \dstick{\hspace{2.0em}\mathrm{U_1}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{4}})} \qw & \qw & \qw & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{U_2}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2},\frac{2\pi}{3}})} & \control \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{U_3}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2},\frac{-3\pi}{4},\frac{-\pi}{2}})} & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{U_3}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2},4.5,\frac{\pi}{4}})} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
-	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{U_2}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{3\pi}{2}})} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{0} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{0} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{U_1}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2}})} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{1} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{1} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{U_2}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2},\frac{2\pi}{3}})} & \control \qw \cds{-1}{\hspace{0.5em}\hphantom{\ensuremath{\mathrm{U_1}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{4}})}}\ensuremath{\mathrm{U_1}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{4}})}} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{U_3}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2},\frac{-3\pi}{4},\frac{-\pi}{2}})} & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{2} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{2} :  } & \gate{\mathrm{U_3}\,(\mathrm{\frac{3\pi}{2},4.5,\frac{\pi}{4}})} & \ctrl{1} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
+	 	\nghost{{q}_{3} :  } & \lstick{{q}_{3} :  } & \qw & \gate{\mathrm{U_2}\,(\mathrm{\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{3\pi}{2}})} & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw & \qw\\
 \\ }}
 \end{document}
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