diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
index 10112851eda1f..8824a31bb8cad 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
@@ -3477,6 +3477,7 @@ img {
 	display: inline;
 	font-family: dashicons;
 	font-size: 20px;
+	line-height: 1;
 	position: absolute;
 	pointer-events: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
index 73c07eef4a7c1..4a7983b4233d5 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 	color: #646970;
 	position: absolute;
 	font-size: 1.7em;
+	line-height: 1;
 	padding: 10px;
 	pointer-events: none;
 }