diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-replying-indicator.scss b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-replying-indicator.scss
index 215d06af440..e9ea2db8c40 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-replying-indicator.scss
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-replying-indicator.scss
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@
 
   &-container {
     display: flex;
-    height: 16px;
-  }
-
-  &::before {
-    // unicode zero width space character
-    // Ensures the span height is consistent even when empty
-    content: "\200b";
+    height: 1em; // Ensures the height is consistent even when empty
+    line-height: normal;
   }
 
   .chat-replying-indicator__text {