diff --git a/test/text_layer_test.css b/test/text_layer_test.css
index aac1afbce..4d8187d47 100644
--- a/test/text_layer_test.css
+++ b/test/text_layer_test.css
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
   bottom: 0;
   line-height: 1;
 }
-.textLayer span {
+.textLayer span,
+.textLayer br {
   position: absolute;
   white-space: pre;
   -webkit-transform-origin: 0% 0%;
diff --git a/web/text_layer_builder.css b/web/text_layer_builder.css
index 1dc915544..99c2b2c55 100644
--- a/web/text_layer_builder.css
+++ b/web/text_layer_builder.css
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
-.textLayer span {
+.textLayer span,
+.textLayer br {
   color: transparent;
   position: absolute;
   white-space: pre;