diff --git a/static/styles/zulip.scss b/static/styles/zulip.scss
index 393b1bbcf5..9e269d8623 100644
--- a/static/styles/zulip.scss
+++ b/static/styles/zulip.scss
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ div.focused_table {
 }
 
 .message_content {
-    line-height: 17px;
+    line-height: 1.214;
     min-height: 17px;
     font-size: 14px;
     margin-left: 46px;